Jesus
Subtitle: A Colloquium in the Holy Land (Biblical Studies)
Contributors: James D. G. Dunn (Editor); Doris Donnelly (Editor)
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: June 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780826413079
Subjects: The historical Jesus; Jesus Christ; Biography; Theology - Christology; Doctrines; Religion; Congresses; Catholic Church; Biblical Studies - New Testament; Christian Theology - Christology
Description: In June 2000, five internationally renowned biblical scholars and one equally well known systematic theologian traveled to Israel with 60 non-academic pilgrims to share their insights on the Jesus of history and the meaning of the "historians' Jesus" for Christian faith. The result is a book that provides a succinct summary of what is currently known about Jesus and his times-his setting in Galilee, his relationship to the Qumran community, his sense of mission as an eschatological prophet and miracle worker, and, finally, the mechanics of how the memories of Jesus's words and deeds circulated among his followers and were passed on in oral performance to be enshrined eventually in the written Synoptic tradition. The book concludes with reflections by Elizabeth Johnson on the relevance of such scholarship for contemporary Christian faith. Rather than a challenge to faith, she sees it as a gift