Usos y costumbres de los Judíos en los tiempos de Cristo

by Alfred Edersheim

El propósito de este libro es de describir el período y las circunstancias en que Cristo vivió, para que el lector pueda ver más claramente lo que sucedía en aquel tiempo, entrar en sus ideas, familiarizarse con sus hábitos, modos de pensamiento, su enseñanza y culto. Jesucristo era verdaderamente Dios y verdaderamente hombre -y como hombre fue estrictamente de su tiempo, habiendo crecido en el seno de las costumbres sociales, dentro de un hogar religioso, con hermanos, amigos y compañeros, y trabajó con otros como carpintero-. Como tal, anduvo en conformidad a los tiempos en que vivió. Habló y enseñó a la manera de entonces. Sin embargo, se dijo de Él: "¡Jamás hombre alguno ha hablado como este hombre!" Este libro: Esta obra es la de un detallista erudito, pero se presenta con un estilo popular y legible, y añadirá significación, colorido y profundidad espiritual a las palabras y acontecimientos del Nuevo Testamento. The Jewish Social Life in the Times of Christ The purpose of this book is to describe the time and the traditions in which Christ lived, so that the reader can clearly see what happened in those times, familiarize themselves with the traditions, ways of thinking and teaching. This book transports the reader to the towns in Palestine during the time of Christ. Jesus Christ was truly God and truly man - and as a man he was strictly of his time, having grown up within social mores, within a religious home, with brothers, friends and colleagues, and worked with others as a carpenter. As such, he walked in accordance with the times in which he lived. He spoke and taught in the manner of then. Yet it was said of Him: "Never has any man spoken like this man!" This book: Gives the reader a better understanding of many of the expressions and allusions in the New Testament
Presents new evidence for the truth of the story and an insight into the teachings of Jesus Christ in contrast to those of his contemporaries. It transports the reader into ordinary Palestinian civil society during the time of Christ. It leads him to mingle side by side with the men and women of that period, to see them in their homes and families, to learn their habits and ways of doing things, and to follow them in their ordinary life.
This work is that of a scholarly detailer, but it is presented in a popular and readable style, and will add meaning, color, and spiritual depth to the words and events of the New Testament.

336 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2008

About the author

Edersheim was a scholar and writer on the traditions of the Jewish faith and Life of Christ He was born March 7th, 1825 in the city of Vienna, Austria. His parents Marcus and Stephanie Beifuss were of the Jewish faith. In Vienna he studied in the gymnasium and University of Austria.

Around 1845 he moved to Pesth, Hungary where he met John Duncan and other Presbyterian ministers, who were chaplains to Scottish workmen building a bridge over the Danube River. Under their influence he became a Christian and came to Scotland with Dr. Duncan. In 1843 he entered New College until 1844. In 1846 he entered the Presbyterian ministry and thereafter preached for a year as a missionary to the Jews and Germans at Jassy in Rumania. He came to Old Aberdeen Church in 1848 and remained for twelve years. Here he translated several German theological books into English and wrote his History of the Jewish Nation from the Fall of Jerusalem to the reign of Constantine the Great."

Reverend Alfred Edersheim was the second minister of Free Church known then as Old Machar Free Church. After twelve years at Free Church, Alfred's health started failing, he resigned and moved to Torquay in the county of Devon, England. In 1861, he gathered a congregation and in 1862 they built St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Torwood Gardens, Torquay. Because of deteriorating health problems he had to resign from St. Andrews and moved to Bournemouth a spa on the south coast. In 1875 he became an Episcopalian and ordained a deacon and priest in the Church of England. For a year he was the (unsalaried) curate of the Abbey Church, Christ Church, Hants, near Bournemouth. In 1876 he became vicar of Loders, Dorsetshire; resigning in 1883, moving to Oxford, where he was select preacher to the University from 1884-86.

Because of his health condition he eventually moved to Menton, France where he passed away March 16th, 1889.

His publications as author, translator, editor, and contributor to dictionaries and serial works are very numerous. Perhaps the best-known are:

The History of the Jewish Nation from AD 70-312 (1857)
The Jubilee Rhythm of St. Bernard, and other Hymns (1866)
The Golden Diary of Heart-Converse with Jesus in the Psalms (1874)
The Temple: its Ministry and Services as they were in the Time of Jesus Christ (1874)
Sketches of Jewish Social Life in the days of Christ (1876)
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah (1883; 2 vols)
Prophecy and History in relation to the Messiah, (Warburtonian Lectures, 1880-84)
The History of Israel from the Sacrifice on Carmel to the Death of Jedhu (1885)

Reviews

[Rafael Focil]

Buenardo.

Realmente útil para una interpretación acertada del nuevo testamento. Es muy, pero muy provechoso entender a todos estos grupos de personas.

Creo que igual invita a la misericordia, paz y empatía con ese lado del mundo... Tanto con los del pasado como los del presente.