The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide (2008 Charlesworth), book

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The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide (2008) is a book by James H. Charlesworth.

Abstract

"A survey of the achievements of the current research on the Historical Jesus ... Recent years have seen an explosion of talk about the historical Jesus from scholarly settings as well as media outlets (including sensational TV documentaries and national magazines). How is the student of the Bible to assess these various claims about Jesus? And what difference does knowledge of his time and place make for Christian faith, theological thinking, and historical research? James Charlesworth presents the solid results of modern study into the life and times of Jesus, especially regarding the role of the Essenes, the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the nature of messianic expectation, and much more. No one today is better equipped than James Charlesworth to lead students through the thickets of controversy that surround much of contemporary historical Jesus research."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, 2008.

Contents

Why is Jesus research necessary? -- How is Jesus research possible? -- No quest, the old quest, the new quest, and Jesus research (third quest) -- When did the study of the historical Jesus begin, and what has been learned? -- Is it important to distinguish between what Jesus said and what the evangelists reported? -- Jesus research and how to obtain reliable information -- What are the best methods for discerning traditions that originate with Jesus? -- Sources, especially Josephus -- Do reports about Jesus exist outside the New Testament? -- Are the Gospels objective biographies? -- The judaism of Jesus -- Was Jesus not the first Christian? -- Was Jesus an Essene, Pharisee, Zealot, or Sadducee? -- Jesus' birth and youth -- When and where was Jesus born? -- Is there historicity in the virgin birth, and did some judge Jesus to be a mamzer? -- 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? -- Is there any reliable history in the non-canonical Gospels that helps us understand Jesus' youth? -- Jesus, John the Baptizer, and Jesus' early public life -- Was John the Baptizer Jesus' teacher? -- Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? -- Did Jesus perform miracles? -- Jesus and archaeology -- How and in what significant ways is archaeology important for Jesus research? -- What are the most important archaeological discoveries for Jesus research? -- Was Jesus a peasant? -- Jesus' proclamation of God's rule (the kingdom of God) and his parables -- What was Jesus' fundamental message? -- When did Jesus imagine God would inaugurate his rule? -- What term did Jesus use for God? -- Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection -- What led to Jesus' confrontation with some of the leading priests? -- Who crucified Jesus and why? -- Has Jesus' bone box (ossuary) been recovered? -- If Jesus' bones have been discovered, is Resurrection faith possible? -- Did Jesus rise from the dead?

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