Jesus Baptism And Jesus Healing

How do you describe the spitituality of the historical Jesus without making him a purveyor of general wisdom, marginalizing his Jewishness, or speculating on his inner life? Bruce Chilton shows us how in this fascinating study that draws on his expert knowledge of Jesus’ Jewish milieu to focus on Jesus’ concrete practices of baptism and healing and their significance within the system of purity. Any serious student of Christian origins needs to graple with this book’s thesis.