The Historical Jesus
Subtitle: A Guide for the Perplexed
By: Helen K. Bond
Series: Guides for the Perplexed
Publisher: T & T Clark; Bloomsbury
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780567033161; 9780567033178
Subjects: Historicity
Description: 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).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [192]-194) and index.