From Jesus to Christ by Paula Fredriksen - second edition. In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his m;mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. A new introduction review the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implication for both history and theology. From Reviews of the First Edition 'Fredriksen confronts her documents - principally the writings of the New Testament - as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so , she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.' - Thomas D'Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor 'This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian.' - James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion