The Historical Figure of Jesus

Author: E. Sanders
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141928220
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity, distinguishing the certain from the improbable, and assessing the historical and religious context of Christ's time. The spread of Christianity is also discussed.

Jesus as a Figure in History

Author: Mark Allan Powell
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664257033
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 252

Book Description
Essential reading for anyone interested in the historical Jesus debate, this volume offers a comprehensive and balanced account of research into the person of Jesus.

Historical Jesus

Author: Anthony Le Donne
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802865267
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
Historical Jesus asks two primary questions: What does historical mean? and How should we apply this to Jesus? Anthony Le Donne begins with the unusual step of considering human perception how sensory data from sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell are interpreted from the very beginning by what we expect, what we ve learned, and how we categorize the world. In this way Le Donne shows how historical memories are initially formed. He continues with the nature of human memory and how it interacts with group memories. Finally, he offers a philosophy of history and uses it to outline three dimensions from the life of Jesus: his dysfunctional family, his politics, and his final confrontation in Jerusalem. This little book is ideal for those with no background in religious studies even those with no faith who wish to better understand who Jesus was and how we can know what we do know about him.

Did Jesus Exist?

Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062089943
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 449

Book Description
In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus’ mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the person at the heart of the Christian tradition. Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Bart Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular “mythicist” arguments against the existence of Jesus. Marshaling evidence from within the Bible and the wider historical record of the ancient world, Ehrman tackles the key issues that surround the mythologies associated with Jesus and the early Christian movement. In Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, Ehrman establishes the criterion for any genuine historical investigation and provides a robust defense of the methods required to discover the Jesus of history.

Jesus and Judaism

Author: E. P. Sanders
Publisher: Fortress Press
ISBN: 9781451407396
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 462

Book Description
This work takes up two related questions with regard to Jesus: his intention and his relationship to his contemporaries in Judaism. These questions immediately lead to two others: the reason for his death (did his intention involve an opposition to Judaism which led to death?) and the motivating force behind the rise of Christianity (did the split between the Christian movement and Judaism originate in opposition during Jesus' lifetime?).

Prophet and Teacher

Author: William R. Herzog
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664225285
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
Herzog has written an introduction for seminary and college students to the discussion about the historical Jesus. He reports on the findings of the Jesus Seminar and also traces other scholarly work in Jesus studies, but with an eye to the theological.

Jesus

Author: A. N. Wilson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393326338
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
"Extraordinarily entertaining....Learned, witty....Wilson [is] a gifted novelist and diligent biographer."--Newsday

The Historical Jesus in Context

Author: Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691009929
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 454

Book Description
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The Quest of the Historical Jesus

Author: Albert Schweitzer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430

Book Description
First published in 1910.

The Historical Jesus

Author: Gary R. Habermas
Publisher: College Press
ISBN: 9780899007328
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus. Includes bibliographical references and index.