The historical Jesus
Subtitle: an essential guide
By: James H. Charlesworth.
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Nashville, TN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780687021673
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Historicity
Table of contents: title: Why is Jesus research necessary?; title: How is Jesus research possible?; title: No quest, the old quest, the new quest, and Jesus research (third quest); title: When did the study of the historical Jesus begin, and what has been learned?; title: Is it important to distinguish between what Jesus said and what the evangelists reported?; title: Jesus research and how to obtain reliable information; title: What are the best methods for discerning traditions that originate with Jesus?; title: Sources, especially Josephus; title: Do reports about Jesus exist outside the New Testament?; title: Are the Gospels objective biographies?; title: The judaism of Jesus; title: Was Jesus not the first Christian?; title: Was Jesus an Essene, Pharisee, Zealot, or Sadducee?; title: Jesus' birth and youth; title: When and where was Jesus born?; title: Is there historicity in the virgin birth, and did some judge Jesus to be a mamzer?; title: Did Jesus travel to a foreign land to obtain wisdom and the powers of healing, or did he live with Essenes to obtain these powers?; title: Is there any reliable history in the non-canonical Gospels that helps us understand Jesus' youth?; title: Jesus, John the Baptizer, and Jesus' early public life; title: Was John the Baptizer Jesus' teacher?; title: Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene?; title: Did Jesus perform miracles?; title: Jesus and archaeology; title: How and in what significant ways is archaeology important for Jesus research?; title: What are the most important archaeological discoveries for Jesus research?; title: Was Jesus a peasant?; title: Jesus' proclamation of God's rule (the kingdom of God) and his parables; title: What was Jesus' fundamental message?; title: When did Jesus imagine God would inaugurate his rule?; title: What term did Jesus use for God?; title: Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection; title: What led to Jesus' confrontation with some of the leading priests?; title: Who crucified Jesus and why?; title: Has Jesus' bone box (ossuary) been recovered?; title: If Jesus' bones have been discovered, is Resurrection faith possible?; title: Did Jesus rise from the dead?