John, Jesus, and the renewal of Israel / Richard Horsley & Tom Thatcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horsley, Richard A.

Contributor:

Thatcher, Tom, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. John--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. John.

Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.

Jews.

History.

Jesus Christ--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Historicity of Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

vi, 201 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

John, Jesus, & the renewal of Israel

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2013.

Contents:

I. The historical context of the Gospels and Jesus

1. Divison in Roman Palestine

2. Regional histories, shared tradition, the the renewal of Israel

II. The Gospels as stories and sources

3. Taking the Gospels whole

4. Hearing the whole story

III. John's story in historical context

5. John's story of Jesus

6. Verisimilitude vs. verification

IV. The historical Johannine Jesus

7. John's Jesus and the renewal of Israel

8. The prophet/messiah and the rulers of Israel

Epilogue: the Gospel of John and the Jesus of history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.

ISBN:

080286872X

9780802868725

OCLC:

828892682

Publisher Number:

99956436533