The Historiographical Jesus

The Historiographical Jesus

Author: Anthony Le Donne

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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The author focuses on the title Son of Davidas it was used in Jewish and Christian traditions to demonstrate both how his new theory functions and to advance historical Jesus research.--David Brack, Asbury Theological Seminary "Catholic Biblical Quarterly"


Historical Jesus

Historical Jesus

Author: Anthony Le Donne

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0802865267

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Historical Jesus asks two primary questions: What does historical mean? and How should we apply this to Jesus? Anthony Le Donne begins with the unusual step of considering human perception how sensory data from sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell are interpreted from the very beginning by what we expect, what we ve learned, and how we categorize the world. In this way Le Donne shows how historical memories are initially formed. He continues with the nature of human memory and how it interacts with group memories. Finally, he offers a philosophy of history and uses it to outline three dimensions from the life of Jesus: his dysfunctional family, his politics, and his final confrontation in Jerusalem. This little book is ideal for those with no background in religious studies even those with no faith who wish to better understand who Jesus was and how we can know what we do know about him.


The Historical Jesus

The Historical Jesus

Author: Prof James H. Charlesworth

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 1426724756

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Recent years have seen an explosion of talk about the historical Jesus from scholarly settings as well as media outlets (including sensational TV documentaries and national magazines). How is the student of the Bible to assess these various claims about Jesus? And what difference does knowledge of his time and place make for Christian faith, theological thinking, and historical research? James Charlesworth presents the solid results of modern study into the life and times of Jesus, especially regarding the role of the Essenes, the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the nature of messianic expectation, and much more. No one today is better equipped than James Charlesworth to lead students through the thickets of controversy that surround much of contemporary historical Jesus research. This Abingdon Essential Guide will fulfill the need for a brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introduction to this core area of New Testament studies. Drawing on the best in current scholarship, written with the need of students foremost in mind, addressed to learners in a number of contexts, this Essential Guide will be the first choice of those who wish to acquaint themselves or their students with the broad scope of issues, perspectives, and subject matters relating to modern quests for the historical Jesus. It will also be a preferred text for those who need or want to refresh their knowledge regarding the context within which Jesus lived in preparation for leading church discussion groups in studies of the Gospels.


The Historical Jesus in Context

The Historical Jesus in Context

Author: Amy-Jill Levine

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2009-01-10

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 140082737X

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The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and descriptions of a broad range of texts that shed new light on the Jesus of history, including pagan prayers and private inscriptions, miracle tales and martyrdoms, parables and fables, divorce decrees and imperial propaganda. The translated materials--from Christian, Coptic, and Jewish as well as Greek, Roman, and Egyptian texts--extend beyond single phrases to encompass the full context, thus allowing readers to locate Jesus in a broader cultural setting than is usually made available. This book demonstrates that only by knowing the world in which Jesus lived and taught can we fully understand him, his message, and the spread of the Gospel. Gathering in one place material that was previously available only in disparate sources, this formidable book provides innovative insight into matters no less grand than first-century Jewish and Gentile life, the composition of the Gospels, and Jesus himself.


Jesus and His Death

Jesus and His Death

Author: Scot McKnight

Publisher: Baylor University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1932792295

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Recent scholarship on the historical Jesus has rightly focused upon how Jesus understood his own mission. But no scholarly effort to understand the mission of Jesus can rest content without exploring the historical possibility that Jesus envisioned his own death. In this careful and far-reaching study, Scot McKnight contends that Jesus did in fact anticipate his own death, that Jesus understood his death as an atoning sacrifice, and that his death as an atoning sacrifice stood at the heart of Jesus' own mission to protect his own followers from the judgment of God.


Studying the Historical Jesus

Studying the Historical Jesus

Author: Darrell L. Bock

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2002-07

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 080102451X

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An informed, scholarly approach to the study of the historical Jesus that takes the Gospels seriously as a source of historical information.


Jesus as a Figure in History

Jesus as a Figure in History

Author: Mark Allan Powell

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780664257033

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Essential reading for anyone interested in the historical Jesus debate, this volume offers a comprehensive and balanced account of research into the person of Jesus.


Is Jesus History?

Is Jesus History?

Author: John Dickson

Publisher: The Good Book Company

Published: 2019-10-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1784984574

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An exploration of the historicity of Jesus and whether he is relevant today What can we really know for sure about the past? Can anything be trusted as reliable historical fact? What can we really know for sure about the past? Can anything from ancient history be regarded as €˜fact’? In particular, how seriously can we take the historical sources for the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth? Did he really even live in first-century Galilee and Judaea, or is he a figure of legend? In this timely book, historian Dr John Dickson unpacks how the field of history works, giving readers the tools to evaluate for themselves what we can confidently say about figures like the Emperor Tiberius, Alexander the Great, Pontius Pilate, and, of course, Jesus of Nazareth. He presents the evidence, methods, and conclusions of mainstream scholars-both Christian and not-and asks some pertinent contemporary questions, without offering any pushy answers: If Jesus really did exist, what are we to make of his own claims and those of his followers, and what would any of it mean for us today?


The Historical Jesus

The Historical Jesus

Author: Gary R. Habermas

Publisher: College Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780899007328

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Rev. ed. of: Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus. Includes bibliographical references and index.


The Historical Jesus of the Gospels

The Historical Jesus of the Gospels

Author: Craig S. Keener

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2012-04-13

Total Pages: 870

ISBN-13: 0802868886

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The earliest substantive sources available for historical Jesus research are in the Gospels themselves; when interpreted in their early Jewish setting, their picture of Jesus is more coherent and plausible than are the competing theories offered by many modern scholars. So argues Craig Keener in The Historical Jesus of the Gospels. In exploring the depth and riches of the material found in the Synoptic Gospels, Keener shows how many works on the historical Jesus emphasize just one aspect of the Jesus tradition against others, but a much wider range of material in the Jesus tradition makes sense in an ancient Jewish setting. Keener masterfully uses a broad range of evidence from the early Jesus traditions and early Judaism to reconstruct a fuller portrait of the Jesus who lived in history.