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Author | : Thomas L. Brodie |
Publisher | : Sheffield Phoenix Press Limited |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781907534584 |
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In the past forty years, while historical-critical studies were seeking with renewed intensity to reconstruct events behind the biblical texts, not least the life of Jesus, two branches of literary studies were finally reaching maturity. First, researchers were recognizing that many biblical texts are rewritings or transformations of older texts that still exist, thus giving a clearer sense of where the biblical texts came from; and second, studies in the ancient art of composition clarified the biblical texts' unity and purpose, that is to say, where biblical texts were headed. The work of tracing literary indebtedness and art is far from finished but it is already possible and necessary to draw a conclusion: it is that, bluntly, Jesus did not exist as a historical individual. This is not as negative as may at first appear. In a deeply personal coda, Brodie begins to develop a new vision of Jesus as an icon of God's presence in the world and in human history.
Author | : Robert Van Voorst |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2000-04-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780802843685 |
Download Jesus Outside the New Testament Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents evidence and information, aside from the Christian scriptures, on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Features excerpts in Roman correspondence and the early Christian writings known as the "New Testament Apocrypha.".
Author | : Richard C. Carrier |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2012-04-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1616145609 |
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This in-depth discussion of New Testament scholarship and the challenges of history as a whole proposes Bayes’s Theorem, which deals with probabilities under conditions of uncertainty, as a solution to the problem of establishing reliable historical criteria. The author demonstrates that valid historical methods—not only in the study of Christian origins but in any historical study—can be described by, and reduced to, the logic of Bayes’s Theorem. Conversely, he argues that any method that cannot be reduced to this theorem is invalid and should be abandoned. Writing with thoroughness and clarity, the author explains Bayes’s Theorem in terms that are easily understandable to professional historians and laypeople alike, employing nothing more than well-known primary school math. He then explores precisely how the theorem can be applied to history and addresses numerous challenges to and criticisms of its use in testing or justifying the conclusions that historians make about the important persons and events of the past. The traditional and established methods of historians are analyzed using the theorem, as well as all the major "historicity criteria" employed in the latest quest to establish the historicity of Jesus. The author demonstrates not only the deficiencies of these approaches but also ways to rehabilitate them using Bayes’s Theorem. Anyone with an interest in historical methods, how historical knowledge can be justified, new applications of Bayes’s Theorem, or the study of the historical Jesus will find this book to be essential reading.
Author | : Craig S. Keener |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 870 |
Release | : 2012-04-13 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0802868886 |
Download The Historical Jesus of the Gospels Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : Albert Schweitzer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : David B. Gowler |
Publisher | : Paulist Press |
Total Pages | : 203 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 080914445X |
Download What are They Saying about the Historical Jesus? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"This book summarizes, analyzes, and critiques current influential portraits of Jesus. It concludes that any portrait of the historical Jesus must come to terms with Jesus as both an apocalyptic prophet and a prophet of social and economic justice for an oppressed people."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Kelly Monroe Kullberg |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2009-04-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830837205 |
Download Finding God Beyond Harvard Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Engaging narrative and provocative content come together in this mind-stretching and heart-challenging journey. Come with Kelly Monroe Kullberg on an intellectual road trip as The Veritas Forum explores the deepest questions of the university world and the culture at large. Discover that Veritas transcends philosophy or religion and instead brings us to true life.
Author | : Helen K. Bond |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567125106 |
Download The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The introduction to this new guide sets out the sources (Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected with them, paying particular attention to the nature of the gospels, and the Synoptic versus the Johannine tradition. A substantial section will discuss scholarship on Jesus from the nineteenth century to the explosion of works in the present day, introducing and explaining the three different 'quests' for the historical Jesus. Subsequent chapters will analyse key themes in historical Jesus research: Jesus' Galilean origins; the scope of his ministry and models of 'holy men', particularly that of prophet; Jesus' teaching and healing; his trial and crucifixion; the highly contentious question of his resurrection; and finally an exploration of the links between the Jesus movement and the early church. Throughout, the (often opposing) positions of a variety of key scholars will be explained and discussed (eg. Sanders, Crossan, Dunn, Wright, Brown).
Author | : E. Sanders |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1995-11-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0141928220 |
Download The Historical Figure of Jesus Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, distinguishing the certain from the improbable, and assessing the historical and religious context of Christ's time. The spread of Christianity is also discussed.
Author | : Anthony Le Donne |
Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2011-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1467434310 |
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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.