How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher From Galilee (56 page)

Wisdom of Solomon, 71–72, 267, 275, 276

women at the tomb, 166–68, 184–85, 191

Word, 70, 72–75, 273, 274–78, 281, 316, 317, 318, 340–41

Jesus as Logos of God, 332–34

Wright, N. T., 188

Yahweh, 78, 265, 381
n
12

Yale University, 48

Zebedee, 296

Zeus, 14, 21, 22–23, 28, 40, 41, 62, 64, 240–41

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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BART D. EHRMAN
is one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, his work continues to drive debate among supporters and detractors alike. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is the author of more than twenty books, including the
New York Times
bestselling
Misquoting Jesus; God’s Problem; Jesus, Interrupted;
and
Forged.
Ehrman has appeared on
Dateline NBC, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
, CNN, the History Channel, and top NPR programs, and he has been featured in
Time
, the
New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post
, and more. Visit him online at www.bartdehrman.com.

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Throughout this book I quote the Bible with some frequency. These quotations are either my own translations or drawn from the New Revised Standard Version.

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The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee.
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