The Trial of Jesus of Nazareth

About this book

Renowned for its impeccable legal reasoning and lucid prose this compelling study is based on a close reading of the four gospels. It reconstructs the accounts of Mathew Mark Luke and John and examines their discrepancies. The final two chapters put these accounts into the context of Jerusalems legal and political environment. Radins goal is not to pass judgment but to reconstruct one of the most significant events in history which he does with remarkable skill. Radin 1880-1950 the son of a rabbi had a thorough education in Hebrew Greek and Latin in addition to his legal training. A professor of law at Boalt Hall Berkeley he was a versatile scholar of jurisprudence and international comparative and Roman law.