The Real Jesus: Then and Now, Geza Vermes
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This is a simple and moving message, which Jesus formulated in his own language for his simple Galilean audience, about God, the heavenly Father, on the dignity of all human beings as children of God, on life turned into worship by total trust, on an overwhelming sense of urgency to do one’s duty without procrastination, on the sanctification of the here and now, and above all on the love of God through the love of one’s neighbour.

— Geza Vermes

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "This is a simple and moving message, which Jesus formulated in his own language for his simple Galilean audience, about God, the heavenly Father, on the dignity of all human beings as children of God, on life turned into worship by total trust, on an overwhelming sense of urgency to do one’s duty without procrastination, on the sanctification of the here and now, and above all on the love of God through the love of one’s neighbour." in the context of "The Real Jesus: Then and Now, Geza Vermes" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Geza Vermes

About Geza Vermes

Geza Vermes (22 June 1924 – 8 May 2013) was a scholar and writer on religious history, particularly Jewish and Christian. He was a noted authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls and other ancient works in Aramaic, and an authority on the life and religion of Jesus.