Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Prologue: 10 June 1993 Part 2 Part One: From Makó to Budapest (1924–1946) Chapter 3 Roots Chapter 4 Childhood Memories (1926–1937) Chapter 5 Unread Signs of Doom (1938–1942) Chapter 6 From Boredom to Nightmare (1942–1944) Chapter 7 From Darkness to Light (1945–1946) Part 8 Part Two: At Notre-Dame de Sion (Louvain-Paris 1946–1957) Chapter 9 The Fathers of Notre-Dame de Sion: Prelude (1946–1948) Chapter 10 Discovery of the Bible (1948–1950) Chapter 11 Meeting the Dead Sea Scrolls (1950–1952) Chapter 12 Jerusalem and Qumran (September–December 1952) Chapter 13 Paris and theCahiers (1953–1955) Chapter 14 The Turmoil of Transition (1955–1957) Part 15 Part Three: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1957-1965) Chapter 16 Finding my Feet in Newcastle (1957–1958) Chapter 17 Laying the Foundations (1958–1965) Part 18 Part Four: The Golden Years of Oxford (1965–1993) Chapter 19 The Wonderland of Oxford Chapter 20 The Journal and the New English Schürer Chapter 21 The Battle over the Scrolls: A Personal Account Chapter 22 Jesus the Jew and his Religion Chapter 23 Harvest Time Chapter 24 Epilogue: Late Afternoon Sunshine (1993– ) Chapter 25 Notes Chapter 26 Index

About the Author

Geza Vermes is a fellow of the British Academy and professor emeritus of Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford.

Reviews

It is a remarkable story.
*Times Literary Supplement*

Vermes provides a more intimate view of the twists and turns by which he entered the church, survived fascist Hungary and the Nazis, studied in Louvain and Paris, entered British academic life and a life outside the church, came to Oxford, fought for almost forty years for free access to the treasures of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and came to search for the historical Jesus. It is a truly gripping narrative….His memoir is also a love story…[and] and international thriller, especially with the high-level goings-on around the Scrolls.
*The New Republic*

Geza Vermes is one of the most prominent and most productive Dead Sea Scroll scholars in the world. His is the most widely used translation of the scrolls... a leading scholar in what is referred to as historical Jesus studies.
*Bible Review, June 1999*