Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened

[...] E. offers here a clear, accurate, and concise presentation of the textual and archaeological evidence for Jewish death rituals at the time of Jesus. With a preacher's gift for effective illustration, he adduces the famous example of "Wittgenstein's poker" to support his con...

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Published in:The Catholic Biblical quarterly 2010, Vol.72 (1), p.145-146
Main Author: McCane, Byron R.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Christianity
Jesus Christ
Rituals
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Summary:[...] E. offers here a clear, accurate, and concise presentation of the textual and archaeological evidence for Jewish death rituals at the time of Jesus. With a preacher's gift for effective illustration, he adduces the famous example of "Wittgenstein's poker" to support his contention that eyewitness accounts can be conflicting yet still true to the historical events. [...] according to W., "the empty tomb and the meetings with Jesus are . . . solidly established as historical data" (p. 104), the ultimate question is how they can best be explained.
ISSN:0008-7912
2163-2529