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	Geza Vermes information - Search.com
		Geza Vermes (born 22 June 1924) is a Jewish scholar and writer on religious history, particularly Jewish and Christian.
		Vermes' written work on Jesus focuses principally on Jesus the Jew, as seen in the broader context of the narrative scope of Jewish history and theology.
		Professor Vermes is a Fellow of the British Academy; a Fellow of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities; holder of an Oxford D. Litt.
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	Geza Vermes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Geza Vermes (born 22 June 1924) is a Jewish scholar and writer on religious history, particularly Jewish and Christian.
		Vermes' written work on Jesus focuses principally on Jesus the Jew, as seen in the broader context of the narrative scope of Jewish history and theology.
		Professor Vermes is a Fellow of the British Academy; a Fellow of the European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities; holder of an Oxford D. Litt.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geza_Vermes (527 words)

	Radical Faith - exploring faith in a changed world
		Vermes is unambiguous: "By the end of the first century Christianity had lost sight of the real Jesus and of the original meaning of his message." The question I asked as I read this book was whether or not the author thinks he is able to discover "the original meaning" of the message.
		Vermes is firmly in the camp which considers the New Testament in terms of analytical history.
		Vermes is, I think, entirely convincing when he writes that the Pauline "myth" of redemption "...though consistently structured, is essentially supra-rational, and although designed with vaguely historical strokes as the culmination of a salvation mystery, the last Adam repairing the harm caused by the first, it is painted with faint, almost indistinguishable colours."
	homepages.which.net /~radical.faith/reviews/vermes.htm (1896 words)

	HSB: The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English
		Geza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924, and was the first professor of Jewish studies at Oxford.
		Geza Vermes, a former professor of Jewish studies at Oxford and a noted authority on the scrolls, marks the 50th anniversary of Muhammed edh-Dhub's find with his book The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English; the title, however, is misleading, for the collection of documents is by no means complete.
		Vermes puts together a three-part essay on his view (as well as a little on alternative views) of who was the community at Qumran, the history of that community, and the religious ideas of the community.
	www.ancient-hebrew.org /hebrewstudies/511.html (3904 words)

	The American Book Center
		However, Vermes method of exegesis is essentially that of projection: having himself lost his Christian faith and returned to his Jewish roots, all be it as an agnostic, in his opinion the figure of Jesus can only be that as well: a Jewish itinerant teacher, with a radically Judaic world view.
		In view of the fact that Vermes masquerades as a genuine scholar by appending his wildly desperate interpretation to the sound scholarship of others when dealing with which sayings to attribute to Jesus or not — this charade becomes somewhat sad.
		Vermes is not Jesus.His scholarship always falls a little too short of his message.
	www.abc.nl /search/detailed.php?isbn=071399567X&valuta=@ (729 words)

	The Spirit of Things - 29/08/99: Providential Accidents
		Geza Vermes was born into a Jewish family, but in 1931, when he was seven, he and his parents were baptised in the Roman Catholic Church.
		Geza Vermes:It's correct, but as I say, even in Schurer's time, even though he was an extremely important and significant scholar, from the point of view of the distrust of Jewish sources, and the superior attitude towards them, was adopted by him also as was by most of his contemporaries.
		Geza Vermes:Well that may be so, and I know that this is the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary which defines Jesus no longer as before, as the founder of Christianity, but as a Jewish preacher who was considered by his followers as the Son of God and God Incarnate.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/relig/spirit/stories/s47729.htm (4267 words)

	The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls - Hidden Mysteries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vermes has prefixed to these translations a sanely written bird's-eye view of 50 years of scroll research and the present state of the question, as well as a sketch of the Qumran community (which he recognizes as Essene), its history and its religious ideas.
		Vermes has been studying and translating the scrolls since their discovery in 1947, and his was among the earliest translations of the scrolls to be published.
		His discussion of the Essene community, whom Vermes believes created the scrolls, the scrolls' meanings for early Christianity and other topics will be valuable to anyone looking for accurate summaries of the fascinating history of the discovery, translation and transmission of the scrolls.
	www.hiddenmysteries.com /item100/item172.html (721 words)

	Dwight Longenecker - Author and Broadcaster
		The young Vermes was ordained as a Catholic priest, only to return to the faith of his fathers in the 1960s.
		Vermes has said he is simply trying to get beyond 2000 years of Christian interpretation to understand how a sympathetic first century Jew would have responded to Jesus.
		Vermes’ books on Jesus are important, and if Vermes’ Jesus is taken with all the others, despite Bultmann’s pessimism, a fascinating mosaic portrait of the human Jesus can be pieced together.
	www.dwightlongenecker.com /Content/Pages/Articles/ArtsAndCulture/Vermes.asp (771 words)

	Geza Vermes - Penguin UK Authors - Penguin UK
		Geza Vermes was born in Hungary in 1924.
		Professor Vermes is a Fellow of the British Academy, the holder of an Oxford D. Litt.
		In The Changing Faces of Jesus, Geza Vermes, author, historian and scholar, examines the historical figure of Jesus and presents us with an insightful, engaging and unique account drawing on his background as both a Jew and a Christian.
	www.penguin.co.uk /nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000017029,00.html (772 words)

	The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English (Penguin Classics) - Book Review - by Geza Vermes (Translator)
		Geza Vermes, a former professor of Jewish studies at Oxford and a noted authority on the scrolls, marks the 50th anniversary of Muhammed edh-Dhub's find with his book The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English; the title, however, is misleading, for the collection of documents is by no means complete.
		Vermes has left out the copies of Hebrew scriptures that are available elsewhere, instead focusing on the sectarian writings of the Essene community at Qumran and the intertestemental texts, and these are indeed complete translations.
		Vermes has also included an overview of five decades of research on the scrolls and a thumbnail sketch of the Qumran community's history and religion.
	www.bookfinder.us /review-0140449523-title-The_Complete_Dead_Sea_Scrolls_in_English_(Penguin_Classics)-author-Geza_Vermes_(Translator).html (475 words)

	Amazon.com: Complete Dead Sea Scrolls: Books: Geza Vermes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geza Vermes provides a concise introduction to the topic of the Dead Sea Scrolls and provides English translations of many of the scrolls and fragments found in the 11 caves of Qumran.
		Geza Vermes' book, The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English, is a worthy capstone to a long and distinguished scroll career.
		Vermes puts together a three-part essay on his view (as well as a little on alternative views) of who was the community at Qumran, the history of that community, and the religious ideas of the community.
	www.amazon.com /Complete-Dead-Scrolls-Geza-Vermes/dp/0140278079 (2177 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Review \| Review: The Authentic Gospel of Jesus by Geza Vermes
		Vermes sees the true source of doctrinal development in the writings of St Paul.
		When the Jewish roots of the gospel were transplanted into foreign soil through Paul's mission, a human prophet addressing a local audience was recast as a divine redeemer for all humanity.
		For all his strengths, Vermes is a peremptory writer who gives the impression that the mystery of Christian origins has been finally solved.
	books.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,12084,1109871,00.html (1202 words)

	User:Aiden/Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vermes, Geza Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels, Augsburg Fortress Pub, 1981.
		Vermes, Geza, The Religion of Jesus the Jew, Augsburg Fortress Pub, 1993.
		Vermes, Geza, Jesus in his Jewish context, Augsburg Fortress Pub, 2003.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/User:Aiden/Jesus (7084 words)

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		In The Changing Faces of Jesus world renowned scholar Geza Vermes explores the New Testament writings about Jesus that have subsequently defined two millennia of Christian belief, worship and speculation.
		Beginning witht the elevated, divine figure of Christ presented in the most recent Gospel, the Gospel of John, Vermes invites the reader to join him on a fascinating journey back through successively earlier accounts of the life of Jesus.
		Geza Vermes acts as a sensitive, learned, and thought-provoking guide.
	www.secweb.org /bookstore/bookdetail.asp?BookID=818 (203 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Jesus the Jew: Books: Geza Vermes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first thing the reader should be aware of is that Dr. Vermes has a theory to prove, which to his credit he makes no attempt to hide.
		This theory is the traditional viewpoint of Judaism; that Yeshua of Nazareth may well have been a real figure from History, and Dr. Vermes' labours are directed towards both proving that he was and accomodating him to orthodox Judaism, but that the Christ of tradition was a Pauline construct.
		Leaving aside the several passages in Mark (the main object of study of Dr. Vermes) in which Jesus is reported as clashing with the Jewish authorities, particularly the Pharisees, (3,6; 3,22; 8, 15; 11, 18; 12, 38;14, 1;14, 55;14, 63;15, 31), one is left wondering what the fuss was all about.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Jesus-Jew-Geza-Vermes/dp/0334008050 (960 words)

	The Changing Faces of Jesus - Geza Vermes - Penguin Group (USA)
		With unique authority, sensitivity, and insight, renowned scholar Geza Vermes explores these difficult questions by examining the New Testament writings, placing them in the context of the Jewish civilization of the first century.
		Starting with the elevated, divine figure of Christ presented in the most recent Gospel, the Gospel of John, Vermes travels back through earlier accounts of Jesus's life to reveal the true historical figure.
		It is the masterly statement of a great scholar who has spent decades considering his topic, and whose work is gentle, irenic, relatively unargumentative, and written with exceptional skill...
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		Geza Vermes is a respectable scholar, but has determined by hook or by crook to so "Judiacize" Jesus that he is no longer useful for Christianity.
		By now I do not need to recount for the reader a full list of things that Vermes is out of touch on -- the Encyclopedia will allow easy access by Scripture reference; though I will also note that Vermes has added nothing new to his view on the Son of Man title.
		He says of it: "Bitty and disjointed, it would have confused the audience." [26] I can't resist asking: "You mean like the book of Proverbs?" I also note that Vermes confuses the spreading of the Gospel to the Gentiles with the terms on which it was spread to the Gentiles.
	www.tektonics.org /books/vermesrvw01.html (265 words)

	Jesus the Jew by Geza Vermes : Booksamillion.com (0800614437, Paperback)
		This now-classic book is a significant corrective to several recent developments in the study of the historical Jesus.
		In contrast to depictions of Jesus as a wandering Cynic teacher, Geza Vermes offers a portrait based on evidence of charismatic activity in first-century Galilee.
		Vermes shows how the major New Testament title of Jesus--prophet, Lord, Messiah, son of man, Son of God--can be understood in this historical context.
	www.booksamillion.com /ncom/books?pid=0800614437 (113 words)

	Alibris: Geza Vermes
		Vermes, a Biblical scholar and author of THE COMPLETE DEAD SEA SCROLLS, examines the New Testament not only for the subtleties of its canonical scriptures, the Gospels of St. Mark, St. Matthew, and St. Luke, but also for its relationship with contemporary Jewish culture.
		Geza Vermes is known world-wide as an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls and for his pioneering work, Jesus the Jew.
		This introduction to Palaeolithic archaeology, which focuses on Britiain, asks questions about when and how Europe was inhabited, whether the Neanderthal was a club-wielding brute or a pacifist, and if Neanderthal burials actually had an element of ritual or were nothing more than a method of disposing of the body.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Vermes,Geza (543 words)

	Geza Vermes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geza Vermes is a Fellow of the British Academy and Prof.
		Vermes was a Priest in the Sion Order but left the Priesthood and the Catholic church after his groundbreaking work on the Dead Sea scrolls, no longer considering himself a Christian.
		However the greatest scholar on the ancient Jews, Geza Vermes, was a Catholic Priest who according to an interview with him at
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~slocks/vermes.html (399 words)

	Corks 96fm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Hailed as the foremost expert on the life of Jesus since the first century, Vermes presents a reasoned and astonishingly erudite examination of the conflicting reports in the gospels and beyond.
		Dr Geza Vermes is one of the most noteworthy scholars concentrating on the history of the early Christian church from its time as a small Jewish sect and the life of Rabbi Yeshu bar Iusuf, better known to the world at large as Jesus Christ.
		As Vermes says himself, "there can be no doubt that nearly 2000 years ago a Jewish charismatic was judicially murdered.
	www.96fm.ie /reviews.asp?type=&rid=1170 (592 words)

	NT Gateway Weblog
		First, I agree with Dale Allison that the period of "no quest" is a mirage and second, the term "third quest" may now have outlived its usefulness, especially having been co-opted by others who are not on the same trajectory as Vermes and Sanders.
		Vermes also throws in a few unfair comments and exaggerations (e.g.
		It's not just a matter of scholarly debate for Vermes, it's also a splendid example of the psychology of a convert.
	ntgateway.com /weblog/2007/05/vermes-on-ratzinger-and-quest.html (818 words)

	The New York Review of Books: THE PESHER TECHNIQUE
		In his translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Professor Vermes has obscured one of the evidences for a Christian connection by giving an impossible translation at a vital point, and by failing to observe the usage of the scrolls.
		But Vermes sees "Babylon" in its ordinary sense, and this forces him to translate "after God's giving…," making the Hebrew preposition "for" carry the meaning "after" that is nowhere else evidenced, as the Jewish scholar Rabinowitz has observed.
		In his remarks about my book, Vermes omits to say that the detail of Jesus' life is arrived at by the pesher technique, which, since it claims to be objective, is subject to proof or disproof.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/2065 (935 words)

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