Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium
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| Author | Bart D. Ehrman |
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| Language | English |
| Subjects | Christian history Biblical criticism |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 1999 books |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 978-0195124743 |
Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium is a 1999 book by New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman. In it, he argues that Jesus of Nazareth was an apocalyptic preacher, i.e., his main message was that the end of history was near, that God would shortly intervene to overthrow evil and establish his rule on earth, and that Jesus and his disciples all believed these end time events would occur in their lifetimes. Ehrman also analyzes New Testament passages such as Jesus' birth in Bethlehem of a virgin and finds them not historically accurate.