Overview

The past two or three decades have witnessed significant activity in research on the Jesus of the Gospels and history. In fact, there has been such a plethora of publication on such a wide variety of facets of this issue that it is difficult to keep pace with the rate of publication. In this volume, Dunn and McKnight have collected and provided introductions to a wide cross-section of essays on the topic, ranging from classic essays by the likes of Bultmann, Cadbury, and Schweitzer to the most recent investigations of Horsley, Levine, and Wright. This volume will be a very useful book for courses and seminars on Jesus or the historical Jesus, because it draws together in one place a wide variety of perspectives and approaches to the issues. Authors represented include: P. S. Alexander, D. C. Allison, P. W. Barnett, M. J. Borg, R. Bultmann, H. J. Cadbury, P. M. Casey, G. B. Caird, B. Chilton, C. E. B. Cranfield, J. D. G. Dunn, R. A. Horsley, J. Jeremias, M. Kahler, W. G. Kummel, E. E. Lemcio, A.-J. Levine, G. Luedemann, J. P. Meier, B. F. Meyer, R. Morgan, J. A. T. Robinson, E. P. Sanders, A. Schweitzer, K. R. Snodgrass, G. N. Stanton, P. Stuhlmacher, G. Theissen, N. T. Wright.

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Author:   James D. G. Dunn ,  Scot McKnight
Publisher:   Pennsylvania State University Press
Imprint:   Eisenbrauns
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.717kg
ISBN:  

9781575061009

ISBN 10:   1575061007
Pages:   632
Publication Date:   30 June 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Series Preface Editors’ Preface Abbreviations Part 1 Classic Voices Introduction (James D. G. Dunn) Albert Schweitzer - The Solution of Thoroughgoing Eschatology Rudolf Bultmann - View-Point and Method Henry J. Cadbury - The Cause and Cure of Modernization Martin Kähler - Against the Life-of-Jesus Movement Part 2 Methodology Introduction (James D. G. Dunn) Rudolf Bultmann - “I”-Sayings Joachim Jeremias - Characteristics of the Ipsissima Vox Bruce Chilton - Regnum Dei Deus Est John P. Meier - Criteria: How Do We Decide What Comes from Jesus? Eugene E. Lemcio - The Past of Jesus in the Gospels James D. G. Dunn - The Tradition Part 3 Teachings of Jesus: God, Kingdom, Ethics, Parables, and Old Testament Introduction (James D. G. Dunn) W. G. Kümmel - The Pressing Imminence of the End Joachim Jeremias - ’Abba as an Address to God N. T. Wright - Kingdom Redefined: The Announcement E. P. Sanders - Jesus and the First Table of the Jewish Law Dale C. Allison, Jr. - The Allusive Jesus Klyne R. Snodgrass - From Allegorizing to Allegorizing: A History of the Interpretation of the Parables of Jesus Part 4 Jesus: Who Was He? Introduction (Scot McKnight) G. B. Caird - Jesus and the Jewish Nation Richard A. Horsley - Abandoning the Unhistorical Quest for an Apolitical Jesus Marcus J. Borg - The Spirit-Filled Experience of Jesus P. M. Casey - Son of Man Peter Stuhlmacher - The Messianic Son of Man: Jesus’ Claim to Deity Part 5 Jesus: Major Events Introduction (Scot McKnight) Gerd Theissen - The Historical Intention of Primitive Christian Miracle Stories E. P. Sanders - Jesus and the Temple C. E. B. Cranfield - The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Peter Stuhlmacher - Jesus’ Readiness to Suffer and His Understanding of His Death Gerd Luedemann - The History and Nature of the Earliest Christian Belief in the Resurrection Part 6 Jesus and Others Introduction (Scot McKnight) Ben F. Meyer - The Judgment and Salvation of Israel P. W. Barnett - The Jewish Sign Prophets James D. G. Dunn - Pharisees, Sinners, and Jesus P. S. Alexander - Jesus and the Golden Rule Amy-Jill Levine - The Word Becomes Flesh: Jesus, Gender, and Sexuality Part 7 Conclusion Conclusion (Scot McKnight) Rudolf Bultmann - The Message of Jesus and the Problem of Mythology G. N. Stanton - The Gospel Traditions and Early Christological Reflection John A. T. Robinson - The Last Tabu? The Self-Consciousness of Jesus Robert Morgan - The Historical Jesus and the Theology of the New Testament Index of Authors Index of Scripture Index of Other Ancient Sources

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"""The hard work, insight, and creativity of the two editors of this important volume on the historical Jesus must be applauded right here at the start. James Dunn and Scott McKnight are two seasoned New Testament scholars who are well versed in the debate on the so-called historical Jesus. In this tour de force they worked through an endless volume of literature on this subject, from the start of the debate in the late 1700s until the present, to produce an introduction to the ""quest of the historical Jesus"" as well as to get to the heart of what this ""quest"" is all about."" -- Stephan Joubert, Pretoria, South Africa in Review of Biblical Literature, July 2006."

The hard work, insight, and creativity of the two editors of this important volume on the historical Jesus must be applauded right here at the start. James Dunn and Scott McKnight are two seasoned New Testament scholars who are well versed in the debate on the so-called historical Jesus. In this tour de force they worked through an endless volume of literature on this subject, from the start of the debate in the late 1700s until the present, to produce an introduction to the quest of the historical Jesus as well as to get to the heart of what this quest is all about. -- Stephan Joubert, Pretoria, South Africa in Review of Biblical Literature, July 2006.

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