Characters from The Historical Figure of Jesus

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Ed Parish Sanders - This biblical scholar is the author of the book.

Jesus - This person and his family were moving from one place to another because of a census.

John the Baptist - This person ministered to the subject of this book and baptized that person as well.

Matthew - This person is credited as the author of the first book of the four Gospels.

Mark - This person is credited as the author of the second book of the four Gospels.

Luke - This person is credited as the author...
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