John Dominic Crossan
John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and former Catholic priest who has produced both scholarly and popular works
John Dominic Crossan is an Irish-American New Testament scholar, historian of early Christianity, and former Catholic priest who has produced both scholarly and popular works See less
John Dominic Crossan's Featured Books
John Dominic Crossan book reviews
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Who Killed Jesus?: Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus
Important read
by revalice, Nov 24, 2011
In order to understand Jesus in our times, you must read this book by Crossan. The death of Jesus at the hands of the Roman government came after a life of living and teaching non-violence under ... Read More
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Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography
Same old stuff
by caryl e, Apr 21, 2011
from the reviews of the the author and that he is an ex priest, I hoped this would be entirely revised view of the story of Jesus; but it is not. So disappointed. Read More
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The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon
Who wrote the Pauline letters?
Though this book is supposed to be coauthored by both Crossan and Borg, I think it has more of Crossan's thought than Borg's. The premise is that only 7 of the Pauline letters in the NT were ... Read More
