Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels - Softcover

Keener, Craig S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080288475X ISBN 13: 9780802884756

Publisher: Eerdmans, 2025

Synopsis

Are the canonical Gospels historically reliable?​

The four canonical Gospels are ancient biographies, narratives of Jesus’s life. The authors of these Gospels were intentional in how they handled historical information and sources.​

Building on recent work in the study of ancient biographies, Craig Keener argues that the writers of the canonical Gospels followed the literary practices of other biographers in their day. In Christobiography he explores the character of ancient biography and urges students and scholars to appreciate the Gospel writers’ method and degree of accuracy in recounting the life and ministry of Jesus. Keener’s Christobiography has far-reaching implications for the study of the canonical Gospels and historical Jesus research. He concludes that the four canonical Gospels are historically reliable ancient biographies.

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About the Author

Craig S. Keener is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including The Historical Jesus of the Gospels, Spirit Hermeneutics, Christobiography, and The Gospels Are Reliable History.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080288475X
• ISBN 13: 9780802884756
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 743