Articles By Geza Vermes
April 2013
Some academics have questioned whether Jesus died on the cross. Exploring historical sources, however, we can learn much about the ancient world's way of death
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January/February 2013
Both Christians and Jews can learn from the reconstruction of the process by which unified scriptures emerged from diversity
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September 2012
Three Hungarian priests of my youth have been beatified and are now venerated as martyrs. An English friend may soon join them
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December 2011
The earliest disciples of Jesus were observant Jews, but the story of these Jewish Christians and their distinctive doctrines has been obscured by the Gentile church that supplanted them
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January/February 2011
The much-maligned King of the Jews's shortcomings should not overshadow his political and cultural accomplishments
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January/February 2010
Is the passage about Jesus by the great Jewish historian a forgery — or authentic?
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October 2009
A newly discovered fragment casts light on the Biblical story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son
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May 2009
A major investigator of the Scrolls since their discovery explains why after 60 years they still have not made their full impact on the general public
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September 2008
The leading authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls draws a portrait of Jesus the Jew
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About Geza Vermes
Geza Vermes's translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, first published in 1962, has sold half a million copies. His latest book is Christian Beginnings from Nazareth to Nicaea (Allen Lane).
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