The Death of the Messiah, From Gethsemane to the Grave, Volume 1

"Father Raymond Brown has a strong claim to be the most distinguished of American New Testament scholars, and he has few competitors worldwide."—The New York Times

"A stunning array of fresh insights into how the passion stories came into being and what—scene by scene—the four Evangelists really say about the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus."—Newsweek

"The Death of the Messiah is first of all a scholarly work, but it is also enjoyably readable and accessible to the interested layman."—Newsday

"Breathtaking! Raymond E. Brown's The Death of the Messiah crowns two millennia of Christian scholarship pondering the 'scandal of the crucifixion.' Brown has once again demonstrated his position as Father, Rabbi and teacher to us all."—Burton L. Visotzky, Jewish Theological Seminary of America

"The supreme achievement of a deeply pastoral scholar."—Sandra M. Schneiders, Jesuit School of Theology and Graduate Theological Union

"The benchmark by which any future study of the Passion Narratives will be measured."—John P. Meier, University of Notre Dame

"These volumes are a treasure that spans the ages."—Phyllis Trible, Wake Forest University Divinity School