Download or read book Hillel and Jesus written by Loren L. Johns and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international group of scholars who met in Jerusalem in 1992 examined and compared the traditions that describe the historical figures Hillel (a prominent first century B.C.E. Rabbinic teacher) and Jesus (early first century C.E.). The fascinating results of the study are compiled in this magnificent work of interest to clergy, professors, students, libraries and general readers alike.