RARE German translation of "From Jesus to Paul" by the eminent Jewish historian and professor of Hebrew Literature Joseph Klausner (1874-1958), a sequel to an influential book about Jesus of Nazareth, which gained him fame, where he describes how Jesus is best understood as a Jew and Israelite who was trying to reform the religion, and died as a devout Jew. In this book the author gives a comprehensive introduction to the period immediately preceding the beginnings of Christianity in the form of a small group of Jesus` disciples to the ministry of Paul to the Gentiles. As well as discussing the historical and cultural background of the Second Temple period before its destruction, the author discusses Paul`s theology and epistles in its relation to contemporary Judaism and other religious movements prevalent in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. 250x160mm. 575 pages. Red cloth Hardcover with gilt spine. Rear cover stained. Cover bottom corners worn. Spine edges bumped. Spine slightly stained and wrinkled. Spine gilt partly faded. Rear endpaper upper edge rubbed. Pages slightly yellowing and slightly wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare German edition of a fascinating book on the life and ministry of Paul and the beginnings of Christianity, written from a modern Jewish perspective, is otherwise in good condition.