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Judgmental-preaching hellfire far more than the apostle Paul, Uncompromising-telling people to hate their families, Chauvinistic-excluding women from leadership, Racist-insulting people from other ethnic groups, Anti-environmental-cursing a fig tree and affirming animal sacrifice, Angry-overturning tables and chasing moneychangers in the temple
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"In Jesus Behaving Badly, Mark Strauss provides a clear and compelling portrait of Jesus in his own terms and historical context. Strauss skillfully guides the reader through the maze of current questions about Jesus, such as 'Was Jesus a revolutionary?' and 'Why did Jesus curse a fig tree?' Students and pastors alike will find Jesus Behaving Badly an enriching read and invaluable tool in understanding the Jesus of the Gospels."
Lynn H. Cohick, Wheaton College
"Mark Strauss provides a wonderful account of Jesus full of wit and wisdom that shows that the meek and mild Jesus is Sunday school fiction. The Jesus of the Gospels is a much more complicated character who felt compassion and anger, who preached peace and kicked over tables, who made friends with prostitutes and offended the religious establishment, who resisted family values of the day and even started a revolution in Judaism. Reading this book could be like meeting Jesus for the first time."
Michael F. Bird, lecturer in theology at Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia