Questioning the historicity of Jesus : why a philosophical analysis elucidates the historical discourse / by Raphael Lataster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lataster, Raphael, author.

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; v. 336.

Philosophy and religion

Value inquiry book series, 0929-8436 ; volume 336

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Historicity.

Jesus Christ.

Historicity of Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

xiii, 494 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

"This volume moves beyond the mainstream scholarly scepticism over the Christ of Faith and considers if there is sufficient evidence to establish the existence of the more mundane Historical Jesus. Using the logical tools of the analytic philosopher, Lataster finds that the relevant sources are unreliable as historical documents, and that the key method of those purporting that the Historical Jesus existed is to appeal to sources that do not exist. Considering an ancient hypothesis suggesting that Jesus began as a celestial messiah that certain Second Temple Jews already believed in, and was later allegorised in the Gospels, Lataster discovers that it is more reasonable to at least be agnostic over Jesus' historicity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part 1. The case for historicity. Ehrman's dual approach towards the gospels

Beyond the gospels

Casey's superfluous 'scholarship'

Part 2. The case for agnosticism. Inadequate methods

Inadequate sources

The problems of Paul

Part 3. The case for mythicism. Prior probabilities

Consequent probabilities

Calculations

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-491) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lataster, Raphael, Questioning the historicity of Jesus

ISBN:

9789004397934

9004397930

OCLC:

1101396000

Publisher Number:

99981673339