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Jesus and the Zealots : A Study of the Political Factor in Primitive Christianity Hardcover – January 1, 1967

by S. G. F. Brandon (Author)
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U posljednje doba povijesna istraživanja kojima se pokušava što bolje i točnije objasniti djelovanje i život Isusa Krista sve više se usredotočuju na odnos Isusa i Zelota, radikalnih izraelskih rodoljuba koji su se u Isusovo vrijeme borili protiv rimske vlasti. Zeloti su bili vrlo aktivni, radikalni te opasni za rimsku vlast, a budući da je i sam Isus bio sudionik tog pokreta.

Knjiga "Isus i Zeloti" S.G.F. Brandona, profesora komparativne religije na Sveučilištu u Manchesteru, vrlo temeljito i precizno, na temelju svih dostupnih dokumenata, istražuje događaje vezane uz Isusov život i nastanak kršćanstva upravo s posebnim osvrtom na odnos Isusa i zelota. To je razmatranje tim zanimljivije jer je prema danas dostupnim izvorima očito kako je iz rimske perspektive Isus bio politički pobunjenik, koji je osuđen zbog poticanja na pobunu, no u kanoniziranim evanđeljima nedovoljno su objašnjeni razlozi zbog kojih je Pilat donio takvu odluku. Ova knjiga to uvelike objašnjava.
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  1. Print length
    413 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Charles Scribner's Sons
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1967
  5. ISBN-10
    0684310104
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0684310107
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charles Scribner's Sons; First Edition (January 1, 1967)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 413 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0684310104
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0684310107
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
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suefein
5.0 out of 5 stars "Just because the were similar doesn't make them the same" Brandon's conclusion
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017
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This book was most interesting. It told the story of Zealot history, and of Jesus. The references were abundant for anyone seriously interested in the very early Church. The ending was true to S.G.F.Brandon insistence on neutrality in his research. He wrote: Just because Jesus and the Zealots were similar doesn't mean that they were identical. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of the very early Christian Church
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Margaret Starbird
5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic for New Testament
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013
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This book should be required reading in our seminaries. Brandon's "tour de force" provides answers to questions that arise from a close reading of the canonical Gospels: Why was Peter carrying a sword at the Last Supper? Why did the High Priest send a cohort (600 men) to arrest Jesus in the Garden? Why did Jesus characterize his message as one that would sow enmity between family members? Brandon's book is the source for numerous later authors (Baigent, Lincoln and Leigh: "Holy Blood, Holy Grail"; Bill O'Reilly: "Killing Jesus"; Reza Aslan "Zealot") who characterize the Crucifixion as a Roman execution for sedition.
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Ron Sandison
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014
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One of the best books I have every read on the Zealots movement. Most read for anyone interest in early Christianity and the times of Jesus.
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Jeffrey J. Dionne
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2018
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Tremendous resource fro yesteryear.
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S. E. Moore
3.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2006
This is a good book but besides being long winded and redundant, it falls short of the mark.

I agree with the main thesis of this book, that Jesus and the Jersusalem community headed by James shared the same ultimate aspirations as the Zealots; the restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel and the end of Roman rule. That Jesus' disciples believed he was the Messiah of Israel who would return to establish the Kingdom in Israel and drive out the Romans is another point I agree with.

The author makes a good point that Jesus was crucified for his claim of being the King of the Jews, that he was probably crucified between two other revolutionaries, and that his triumphant entry into Jerusalem and demonstration in the Temple had popular backing. The idea that Pontius Pilate would be so stupid and cowed by the Priest to release Bar Abbas and execute an innocent Jesus is also good.

However, Jesus, like Paul, believed the coming of the Kingdom would be a cosmic, supernatural event. I hardly think he was sitting at the right hand of God to return as simply a local national leader. This is clearly illustrated in the book f Revelation which was very subversive in its own rite. Jesus' talking about the Kingdom being taken by force and teaching his disciples not to return evil for evil is a veiled criticism of the Zealot movement. Jesus' "rendering unto Caesar" is better understood that Caesar's money had no value in the Kingdom because that Kingdom would soon be obsolete. (Bart Ehrman's "Jesus: The Apocalyptic Prophet..." is much more credible than this book).

Graham Stanton, in his excellent book "Gospel Truth?..." does an excellent critique of this book which he claims was embraced by political activists in the 60's. Jesus' teaching love of enemies and acceptance of tax collectors goes back to the Q sayings which antedate the gospels. In addition, these teachings go against the grain of organized religion and could not have been made up. In addition, the fact that only Jesus was arrested at Gethsemane and not by Roman soldiers is proof that the Romans did not percieve him as a threat until after he was turned over to them and made his own messianic confession.

Brandon makes a crucial point in his own book which he fails to elaborate on because it would steer his readers away from his main thesis. This is the point which proves beyond a doubt that neither Jesus not the Jerusalem community were aligned with the Zealot movement, even thought they had the same aspiration. The fact that the Jerusalem community was allowed to thrive at least for a while could not have happened if they had ever espoused a violent political revolution against Rome. While the Hellenistic faction was driven out of Jersusalem by the High Priests (using Saul of Tarsus) due to their radical stance againt the Temple (see my review of Marcel Simon's "St. Stephen and the Hellenists"), James and the other apostles were allowed to stay and openly worship in the Temple right under the noses of Roman soldiers. In contrast, the Zealots hid out in caves and had to enter Jerusalem under cloak and dagger.
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Peter Marchant
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, though quite revolutionary for a work from the 1960s
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2018
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A fascinating book showing immense knowledge and scholarship. Had Brandon lived into the present day, I am sure he would have realized that his work pointed towards Christ mythicism.
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