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Jesus outside the New Testament: An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence (2000) is a book by Robert E. Van Voorst.

Abstract

"Did Jesus actually exist? Much has been written recently on this subject, including numerous books examining the New Testament record of Jesus' life. Now Robert Van Voorst presents and critiques the ancient evidence outside the New Testament-the Roman, Jewish, pre-New Testament, and post-New Testament writings that mention Jesus. This fascinating study of the early Christian and non-Christian record includes fresh translations of all the relevant texts. Van Voorst shows how and to what extent these ancient writings can be used to help reconstruct the historical Jesus."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2000.

Translations

• Gesù nelle fonti extrabibliche = Jesus outside the New Testament (2004 Van Voorst), book (Italian ed.)

Contents

• 1. Study of Jesus outside the New Testament -- Brief history of research -- Did Jesus really exist -- Plan of the present work

• 2. Jesus in classical writings -- Thallos: the eclipse at Jesus' death -- Pliny the Younger: the Christ of Christian worship -- Suetonius: the instigator Chrestus -- Tacitus: the executed Christ -- Mara bar Serapion: the wise Jewish king -- Lucian of Samosata: the crucified Sophist -- Celsus: Christ the magician -- Conclusions

• 3. Jesus in Jewish writings -- Is Jesus mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Josephus: Jesus, a wise man called the Christ -- Rabbinic tradition: Jesus the magician and deceiver -- Toledot Yeshu: how ancient a Polemic against Jesus -- Conclusions

• 4. Jesus in the sources of the canonical gospels -- L: Jesus, the powerful teacher and healer -- Special material of Matthew: an M source on Jesus -- Signs source of the fourth gospel: Jesus the Messiah -- Q: Jesus, the agent of the Kingdom of God -- Conclusions

• 5. Jesus in Christian writings after the New Testament -- Agrapha: scattered sayings of Jesus -- Nag Hammadi literature: Jesus the revealer of secret knowledge -- New Testament Apocrypha: traditions and legends about Jesus

External links

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