Studying the Historical Jesus - Evaluations of the State of Current Research

This volume offers critical assessments of Life of Jesus research in the last generation, with special emphasis on work that is quite recent. It will introduce graduate students to the field and will provide the veteran scholar with current bibliography and discussion of the issues.
Topics treated include Jesus and Palestinian politics, Jesus tradition in Paul, Jesus in extracanonical Gospels, and Jesus' parables, miracles, death, and resurrection.
The contributors are among the most widely recognized and respected Life of Jesus scholars. They include Marcus J. Borg, James H. Charlesworth, James D.G. Dunn, Sean Freyne, Richard Horsley, and Helmut Koester.

About the author

Bruce Chilton, Ph.D. (1976) in Divinity, Cambridge University (St. John's College) is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College. He is a scholar of early Christianity and Judaism; his publications include The Isaiah Targum (Clark and Glazier, 1987) and The Temple of Jesus (Penn. State, 1992).
Craig A. Evans, Ph.D. (1983) in Religion, Claremont Graduate School, is Professor of Biblical Studies at Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. He has published extensively on Jesus and the Gospels, including Life of Jesus Research: An Annotated Bibliography (Brill, 1989).

Product details

• Authors: Bruce D Chilton, Bruce D. Chilton, Craig A Evans, Craig A. Evans
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.1998
• EAN: 9789004111424
• ISBN: 978-90-04-11142-4
• No. of pages: 630
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 1109 g
• Series: New Testament Tools, Studies a
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations