Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography

Who is The Cynics from Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography and what is their importance?

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In Part 5 of the novel, Crossan compares the instructions Jesus gave his followers in regard to behavior to those behaviors practiced by a group of Classical Greek philosophers called The Cynics. The Cynics practiced and preached mistrust of the political and military status quo.

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Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography