Jesus the Messiah: An Abridged; Edition of the Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (Classic Reprint) - Brossura

Lockwood, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1440064733 ISBN 13: 9781440064739

Casa editrice: Forgotten Books, 2012

Riassunto

Jesus the Messiah freedom of first composition. Dr. Edersheim swork was planned emphatically upon a large scale. It had a certain breadth and richness of colouring which helped to carry off its profusion of detail. When the details were curtailed, this too had to be toned down. What could be done by omitting a phrase here, and a sentence there, has been done; and upon this much anxious care and thought have been expended. As to the matter of the omissions, this was to some extent prescribed by the nature of the case. The broad framework of narrative was of course indispensable; and along with this every effort has been made to save as much of the illustrative accessories as the size of the volume permitted. It is, however, greatly to be regretted that so much should have been lost which constituted the peculiar and unrivalled excellence of the larger book. Our generation has seen a number of attempts some in their way of great merit to reproduce the externals and surroundings of the Life and Ministry of Christ. But it will, I think, be admitted by the general consent of scholars that in this respect Dr. Edersheim surpassed his predecessors. No one else has possessed such a profound and masterly knowledge of the whole Jewish background to the picture presented in the Gospels not merely of the archaeology, which is something, but of the essential characteristics of Jewish thought and feeling, which is far more. It was inevitable that heavy sacrifices should be made here. A ll-important as these details are to the student, the ordinary reader would be simply oppressed and overpowered by them. For such readers the abridged edition is intended; but it is hoped that not a few may be encouraged to go on to the abundant stores of the larger book.
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• Editore: Forgotten Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1440064733
• ISBN 13: 9781440064739
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 670