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Article: Gerard S. Sloyan, Jesus on Trial: A Study of the Gospels, 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2006 (orig.: Jesus on Trial: The Development of the Passion Narratives and Their Historical and Ecumenical Implications.(Book review)
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- Journal of Ecumenical Studies
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- January 1, 2008
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Gerard S. Sloyan, Jesus on Trial: A Study of the Gospels, 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2006 (orig.: Jesus on Trial: The Development of the Passion Narratives and Their Historical and Ecumenical Implications [Philadelphia, Fortress Press, 1973]). Pp. 159. $18.00, paper.
The reissue of Jesus on Trial (1973; second printing 1989) is distinguished by a dual purpose. First, by identifying the Passion narrative within the cultural and social life of first-century Judaism in the land of Israel, Sloyan has pinpointed the evolving Christology of the Jesus-believers, which conflicted with the viewpoints of the Rabbis and the jurisdiction of Rome. Second, Sloyan ...