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Whose historical Jesus? / edited by William E. Arnal and Michel Desjardins.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 7.
- Studies in Christianity and Judaism ; 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Jesus Christ--Historicity.
- Jesus Christ.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (352 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Published by Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion by Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The figure of Jesus has fascinated Western civilization for centuries. As the year 2000 approaches, eliciting connections with Jesus’ birth and return, excitement grows — as does the number of studies about Jesus. Cutting through this mass of material, Whose Historical Jesus? provides a collection of penetrating, jargon-free, intelligently organized essays that convey well both the centrality and the complexity of deciphering the historical Jesus. Contributors include such eminent scholars as John Dominic Crossan, Burton L. Mack, Seán Freyne and Peter Richardson. Essays range from traditional to modern and postmodern and address both recent and enduring concerns. Introductions and reflections augment these lucid essays, provide context and help the reader focus on the issues at stake. Whose Historical Jesus? will be of interest to all who wish to understand the current controversies and historical debates, who want insightful critiques of those views or who would like guidance on the direction of future studies.
- Contents:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""PART ONE: RECENT CONCERNS""; ""The Mediterranean Jesus""; ""1. The Mediterranean Jesus: Context""; ""2. Itinerants and Householders in the Earliest Jesus Movement""; ""3. Q and a Cynic-Like Jesus""; ""4. The Gospel of Thomas and the Cynic Jesus""; ""The Galilean Jewish Jesus""; ""5. The Galilean Jewish Jesus: Context""; ""6. Galilean Questions to Crossan's Mediterranean Jesus""; ""Socio-Rhetorical Interests""; ""7. Socio-Rhetorical Interests: Context""; ""8. The Rhetoric of the Historical Jesus""; ""9. Cosmology and the Jesus Miracles""
- ""18. Will the Reader Understand? Apocalypse as Veil or Vision in Recent Historical-Jesus Research"" ""The Christ of Faith""; ""19. The Christ of Faith: Context""; ""20. Is the ""Historical Jesus"" a Christological Construct?""; ""Continuing Historical-Jesus Studies""; ""21. Continuing Historical-Jesus Studies: Context""; ""22. A Taxonomy of Recent Historical-Jesus Work""; ""Enduring Concerns: Closing Thoughts""; ""23. Enduring Concerns: Desiderata for Future Historical-Jesus Research""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""24. Making and Re-Making the Jesus Sign: Contemporary Markings on the Body of Christ""; ""CONTRIBUTORS"" ""INDICES""; ""Subject Index""; ""Modern Authors Index""; ""Ancient Sources Index""
- Notes:
- Edited papers presented at the annual meetings of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies on June 8-9, 1993 and June 6, 1994.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786610925056
- 9780889203846
- 0889203849
- 9781280925054
- 1280925051
- 9780889208940
- 0889208948
- OCLC:
- 180704466
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