The message of Jesus
Subtitle: John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III in dialogue
By: Robert B. Stewart, editor
Contributors: Crossan, John Dominic, contributor; Witherington, Ben, III, 1951- contributor; Evans, Craig A., contributor; Levine, Amy-Jill, 1956- contributor; Shinall, Myrick C., contributor; Patterson, Stephen J., 1957- contributor; Miller, Robert J., 1950- contributor; Bock, Darrell L., contributor; Blomberg, Craig L., 1955- contributor; Wenham, David, contributor
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780800699277; 9781451438666
Subjects: Bible; Historicity; Person and offices; Theology; Historicity of Jesus Christ; Christology
Description: John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III explore points of agreement and disagreement on the message of Jesus. The book shows how each presents his position in light of the others, as well as their responses to selected questions. The balance of the book is comprised of substantive essays on various facets of the topic from a diverse set of scholars.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: [Introduction]; title: Surveying the quest of the historical Jesus  -- Robert B. Stewart; title: The message of Jesus: a dialogue  -- John Dominic Crossan and Ben Witherington III; title: The place of Jewish scripture in Jesus' teaching  -- Craig A. Evans; title: Standard and Poor : the economic index of the parables  -- Amy-Jill Levine, Myrick C. Shinall Jr.; title: Everything in parables : on Jesus' style  -- Stephen J. Patterson; title: How Matthew helped Jesus fulfill prophecy  -- Robert J. Miller; title: Faith and the historical Jesus : does a confessional position and respect for the Jesus tradition preclude serious historical engagement?  -- Darrell L. Bock; title: The historical Jesus from the Synoptics and the Fourth Gospel? : Jesus the purifier  -- Craig L. Blomberg; title: Critical blindness, wise virgins, and the law of Christ : three surprising examples of Jesus tradition in Paul -- David Wenham.