Did Jesus practice asceticism?
This study will argue that Jesus was a first-century Jewish ascetic. 23 The world of first-century Judaism—the world in which Jesus was born and raised—had distinctly ascetical elements. 24 Indeed, an 'estab- lished tradition of asceticism' was in place by the time Jesus was born.
This study will argue that Jesus was a first-century Jewish ascetic. 23 The world of first-century Judaism—the world in which Jesus was born and raised—had distinctly ascetical elements. 24 Indeed, an 'estab- lished tradition of asceticism' was in place by the time Jesus was born.