God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for Meaning - Softcover

Patterson, Stephen J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563382288 ISBN 13: 9781563382284

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009

Synopsis

This book is the result of the author's involvement with the Jesus Seminar. The premise is that the quest for the historical Jesus has always been closely related to the Christian search for God, and that this is both good and necessary, provided that one properly understands the relationship between history and theology and does not confuse the two.Patterson develops s theology that might properly be called a "Jesus Theology" and it is here that his contribution to the discussions of and about Jesus makes it a most distinctive contribution.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This Book explains, in an accessible manner, the history of the quest for the historical Jesus and how this quest has always been related to the search for God. In addition, the book proposes a scheme for understanding the relationship between history and theology that avoids confusing the two. Finally, in what is arguably the book's most distinctive contribution, it presents what could be called a "Jesus theology" based on aspects of Jesus' life and teachings.

About the Author:

Stephen J. Patterson is Associate Professor of New Testament at Eden Theological Seminary and author of The God of Jesus: The Historical Jesus and the Search for Meaning (Trinity Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1563382288
• ISBN 13: 9781563382284
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320