A popular condensation of Crossan's The Historical Jesus — presenting his reconstruction of Jesus as a Jewish peasant revolutionary for a general audience.
The accessible version of Crossan's scholarly argument: Jesus as a Jewish Mediterranean peasant whose radical egalitarianism challenged both Jewish purity codes and Roman imperial hierarchy. Free healing, open commensality (eating with anyone regardless of social status), and itinerant lifestyle as the core of his program. The crucifixion as a Roman execution for social disruption.
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