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"The passion narratives are the earliest connected accounts in the Gospel tradition ... blending memory, scriptural reflection, and theological interpretation."
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Raymond Brown — The Death of the Messiah
Brown, The Death of the Messiah (1994)
Author
Raymond E. Brown
Date
1994
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The definitive critical commentary on the passion narratives. Careful, magisterial scholarship distinguishing history, tradition, and theology.

Citation · Chicago

Raymond E. Brown, The Death of the Messiah, 2 vols. (New York: Doubleday, 1994).

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Theological InterpretationThe Passion: The Tribulation of Jesus ChristHistorical AnalysisThe Trials of Jesus: Sanhedrin, Pilate, HerodHistorical AnalysisThe Empty Tomb: Data and Debate
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