Encounters with Jesus: The Man in His Place and Time

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Encounters with Jesus Encounters with Jesus The Man in His Place and Time Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce Translated by Brian McNeil Fortress Press Minneapolis ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS The Man in His Place and Time L’uomo Gesù. Giorni, luoghi, incontri di una vita English translation copyright © 2012 Fortress Press. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/contact.asp or write to Permissions , Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. First publication: L’uomo Gesù. Giorni, luoghi, incontri di una vita Original copyright © Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., Milano. Some scripture quotations are based on the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Cover image: Funeral portrait (2nd century c.e.), Fayum, Egypt. Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY Cover design: Laurie Ingram Book design: The HK Scriptorium, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Destro, Adriana. [Uomo Gesù. English] Encounters with Jesus : the man in his place and time / Adriana Destro and Mauro Pesce ; translated by Brian McNeil. p. cm. “First publication: L’uomo Gesù: giorni, luoghi, incontri di una vita. Milan: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., 2008”—T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8006-9845-4 (alk. paper) 1. Jesus Christ. I. Pesce, Mauro. II. Title. BT203.D4713 2011 232.9'01—dc22 2011009203 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48-1984. Manufactured in the U.S.A. 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...