The Trial of Jesus of NazarethThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2006 - 266 pages Renowned for its impeccable legal reasoning and lucid prose, this compelling study is based on a close reading of the four gospels. It reconstructs the accounts of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John and examines their discrepancies. The final two chapters put these accounts into the context of Jerusalem's legal and political environment. Radin's goal is not to pass judgment, but to reconstruct one of the most significant events in history, which he does with remarkable skill. Radin [1880-1950], the son of a rabbi, had a thorough education in Hebrew, Greek and Latin in addition to his legal training. A professor of law at Boalt Hall, Berkeley, he was a versatile scholar of jurisprudence and international, comparative and Roman law. |
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... too great a part . All the evidence we have of the events dis- cussed is here presented . And it is presented completely , together with the discussion itself , so that no reference outside of the book is necessitated vii.
... too great a part . All the evidence we have of the events dis- cussed is here presented . And it is presented completely , together with the discussion itself , so that no reference outside of the book is necessitated vii.
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... evidence as it appears to us . If there seem to be contradic- tions , we must make up our minds whether we shall choose between them or attempt a recon- ciliation . And if we choose between contra- dictory statements , we must do so on ...
... evidence as it appears to us . If there seem to be contradic- tions , we must make up our minds whether we shall choose between them or attempt a recon- ciliation . And if we choose between contra- dictory statements , we must do so on ...
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... be di- rected to the fact that with the best will in the world we could not be completely successful in finding out what really happened at the trial of Jesus . Our evidence is fragmentary . Each of 6 THE TRIAL OF JESUS.
... be di- rected to the fact that with the best will in the world we could not be completely successful in finding out what really happened at the trial of Jesus . Our evidence is fragmentary . Each of 6 THE TRIAL OF JESUS.
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... evidence as they come to us . Now , this attempt is in no sense new . With- in the last two centuries a great many per- have tried to examine the evidence we are about to consider , and have tried to do so without making any assumptions ...
... evidence as they come to us . Now , this attempt is in no sense new . With- in the last two centuries a great many per- have tried to examine the evidence we are about to consider , and have tried to do so without making any assumptions ...
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... evidence ? They are statements in a printed book which has passed through hundreds of editions since it was first published in the year 1611. In those editions the spelling has been gradually modernized 16 THE TRIAL OF JESUS.
... evidence ? They are statements in a printed book which has passed through hundreds of editions since it was first published in the year 1611. In those editions the spelling has been gradually modernized 16 THE TRIAL OF JESUS.
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