The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed

Dr Helen K. Bond

ISBN 10: 0567033171 / ISBN 13: 9780567033178

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2012

About this Item

2012. 0th Edition. Paperback. Offers a picture of Jesus of Nazareth, highlighting the problems and pitfalls encountered in such a venture, and including a survey of scholarship. This guide discusses scholarship on Jesus since the nineteenth century, introducing and explaining the three different 'quests' for the historical Jesus. Series: Guides for the Perplexed. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HRCA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567033171
• ISBN 13: 9780567033178
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

The introduction to this new guide sets out the sources (Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Christian), noting the problems connected with them, paying particular attention to the nature of the gospels, and the Synoptic versus the Johannine tradition. A substantial section will discuss scholarship on Jesus from the nineteenth century to the explosion of works in the present day, introducing and explaining the three different 'quests' for the historical Jesus.
Subsequent chapters will analyse key themes in historical Jesus research: Jesus' Galilean origins; the scope of his ministry and models of 'holy men', particularly that of prophet; Jesus' teaching and healing; his trial and crucifixion; the highly contentious question of his resurrection; and finally an exploration of the links between the Jesus movement and the early church. Throughout, the (often opposing) positions of a variety of key scholars will be explained and discussed (eg. Sanders, Crossan, Dunn, Wright, Brown).

About the Author

Helen K. Bond is Professor of Christian Origins and Head of the School of Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on the social and political history of Judaea under Roman rule, the historical Jesus, and the canonical gospels. She is the author of Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation (1998), Caiaphas: High Priest and Friend of Rome? (2004), The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed (2012), Jesus: A Very Brief History (2017), The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark's Gospel (2020), and a number of shorter studies and articles.