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The Jewish Life and Teaching that Inspired Christianity In a provocative new biography, noted Biblical scholar Bruce Chilton, delves into the cultural and religious forces that shaped Jesus' life and teachings and offers important new insights into Christianity and the man who founded it. Chilton draws on recent archaeological findings to paint a vivid portrait of the social customs, political forces, and religious beliefs and practices of the period. He offers a revolutionary look at Jesus' early life and the philosophical and psychological foundations of the ideas he promulgated as a young man and provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. We have come a long way from the scrolls we once sold. Now there is electronic publishing .