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Synopsis
Comparing Jesus to rabbis, philosophers, ethicists, and satirists--everyone from Alfred North White to Mark Twain, Socrates to Bertrand Russell--The Wisdom and Wit of Rabbi ...
Library Journal
Phipps, a religion and philosophy professor writing clearly and accessibly for educated general readers, compares Jesus as teacher with other great teachers and writers, such as Alfred North Whitehead and Mark Twain. Phipps discusses how Jesus departed from received prejudices about women, gentiles, and the uneducated; reveals the inadequacy of historical images of Jesus; and delineates Jesus' deeply human emotional life and his great capacity as a teacher. Phipps says that he chose to become a teacher rather than a preacher because of Jesus' example. Recommended for public, seminary, and undergraduate collections.