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A Marginal Jew, Rethinking the Historical Jesus: Volume 3
27 May 2026
John P. Meier
Focuses on the groups around Jesus — his followers, his rivals (Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, scribes), and how those relationships shaped his ministry. Shows that Jesus' movement had real structure.
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2001
ISBN: 9780300140323
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