DESIRE OF THE EVERLASTING HILLS The World before and after Jesus by Cahill, Thomas - 1999

NY: Doubleday. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385482515; Binding is clean, sound and unworn save for a tiny, shallow dent in the back cover's top edge. Very minor edge foxing. Contents are almost as new. Very minor wear on the clean, complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION. 8-1/2" Tall, XOII + 353pp. Cream boards, black spine, bright gold lettering. RELIGION. "In the pages that follow, we will look at the phenomenon of Jesus, as experienced by those who knew him best and by the first generations of his followers, who in their surviving traditions, both oral and written, bring us as close as we can get to this often elusive historical figure. " "We see Jesus as a real person, sharp-witted and sharp-tongued, but kind, humorous, and affectionate...Mary, while not quite the 'perpetual virgin' of popular piety, is a vivid presence and forceful influence on her son. And the apostle Paul, the carrier of Jesus' message and most important figure in the early Jesus movement, finds rehabilitation in Cahill's realistic, revealing portrait. " "This unique presentation of Jesus and his times is for believers and nonbelievers alike (for Jews and Christians, it is intended by the author as an act of reconciliati on) . " Index of Biblical citations. General Index. 8-page section of color reproductions. Illustrated endpapers. .