Boy Jesus, 9780310174653
Hardcover
Jesus’ childhood shaped him: refugee, immigrant, witness to Roman horrors.

Boy Jesus

growing up judean in turbulent times

$74.04

  • Hardcover

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    11 March 2025

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Summary

The Childhood Shaping a Savior: Unveiling the Boy Jesus in His World

As a boy, Jesus was a refugee, an outsider, an immigrant in Galilee in which he grew up, and affected by horrific atrocities by the occupying Roman overlords.

All this and more is explored in this scholarly but highly accessible investigation into the world of Jesus, ranging from his birth to his coming of age and beyond. Joan Taylor, a world authority on the history and literature of the f…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780310174653
ISBN-10:0310174651
Author:Joan Taylor
Publisher:Zondervan
Imprint:Zondervan Academic
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:11 March 2025
Weight:534g
Dimensions:239mm x 160mm x 31mm
About The Author

Joan Taylor

Joan Taylor is Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King’s College London, and Honorary Professor in Biblical and Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. Her recent books include The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea (OUP, 2012), What Did Jesus Look Like? (Bloomsbury, 2018) and (with Helen Bond) Women Remembered: Jesus’ Female Disciples (Hodder, 2022).

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