Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- 1 The Social and Political Milieu
- 2 The Religious and Philosophical Milieu
- 3 The Historical Jesus
- 4 The Life and Letters of Paul
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
3 - The Historical Jesus
from Part I - Historical Context
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Map
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Context
- 1 The Social and Political Milieu
- 2 The Religious and Philosophical Milieu
- 3 The Historical Jesus
- 4 The Life and Letters of Paul
- Part II The New Testament Writings
- Part III Methods and Modes of Interpretation
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion (continued from page iii)
- References
Summary
This chapter provides a brief overview of the “quest for the historical Jesus” and survey current trends in research. These trends include shifting evaluations of (1) the criteria employed in determining the authenticity of sayings (e.g., dissimilarity) and other methodological issues, (2) recent discussion of “Q,” and (3) the relative value of noncanonical books.
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- The Cambridge Companion to the New Testament , pp. 50 - 72Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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Further Reading
Bond, Helen K. The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2012.Google Scholar
Crossan, John Dominic. The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1991.Google Scholar
Crossley, James G. Jesus in an Age of Terror: Scholarly Projects for a New American Century. London: Equinox, 2008.Google Scholar
Fredriksen, Paula. Jesus of Nazareth, Kings of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity. New York: Vintage, 2000.Google Scholar
Keith, Chris, and Le Donne, Anthony, eds. Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity. London: T&T Clark, 2012.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Levine, Amy-Jill. The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2006Google Scholar
Schüssler Fiorenza, Elisabeth Jesus and the Politics of Interpretation. New York and London: Continuum, 2001.Google Scholar
Theissen, Gerd, and Merz, Anette. The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000.Google Scholar
Theissen, Gerd, and Winter, Dagmar. The Quest for the Plausible Jesus: The Question of Criteria. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002.Google Scholar