An apologetic critique of the major presuppositions of the new quest of the historical Jesus /
Moreland, James Porter,
An apologetic critique of the major presuppositions of the new quest of the historical Jesus / [print] by James Porter Moreland. - 1979. - vi, 122 leaves
Introduction Chapter 1. Major Presuppositions of the New Quest Chapter 2. Historiography Chapter 3. Objections to Form Criticism Chapter 4. The Nature of the Sources Chapter 5. Criteria of Authenticity
History of Criticism -- Purpose of Thesis. Bultmann -- Four Major Assumptions of the New Quest -- Conclusion. The Relationship Between History and Science -- Objectivity in History -- The Possibility and Knowability of Miracles. It Oversteps Its Limits When It Makes Judgments on Historical Worth -- There Is an Uncertainty in the Exact Classification of Form -- The Marcan Framework Is More Chronologically Reliable Than Is Normally Assumed -- The Principle of Sitz im Leben Has Serious Problems -- Analogies Drawn from Epics, Folklore, and Sagas Are Irrelevant -- Hellenistic Influence Has Been Overemphasized -- The Method of Attaining the Laws of Tradition Is Problematic -- Radical Form Critics Do Not Take Seriously the Supernatural Nature of the Tradition -- Form Criticism is Only One Tool Among Many -- Conclusion. The Gattung "Gospel" -- Was the Early Church Interested in Jesus? -- The Gospels and Ancient Biographies -- Ancient Historiography -- The Role of Eyewitnesses -- Conclusion. General Remarks -- The Existence of Early Christian Prophets -- The Nature of the Tradition -- Burden of Proof -- Objections to the Individual Criteria -- Conclusion.
Jesus Christ--History and criticism.
Apologetics.
BT301.M839.M674 1979 BT301
An apologetic critique of the major presuppositions of the new quest of the historical Jesus / [print] by James Porter Moreland. - 1979. - vi, 122 leaves
Introduction Chapter 1. Major Presuppositions of the New Quest Chapter 2. Historiography Chapter 3. Objections to Form Criticism Chapter 4. The Nature of the Sources Chapter 5. Criteria of Authenticity
History of Criticism -- Purpose of Thesis. Bultmann -- Four Major Assumptions of the New Quest -- Conclusion. The Relationship Between History and Science -- Objectivity in History -- The Possibility and Knowability of Miracles. It Oversteps Its Limits When It Makes Judgments on Historical Worth -- There Is an Uncertainty in the Exact Classification of Form -- The Marcan Framework Is More Chronologically Reliable Than Is Normally Assumed -- The Principle of Sitz im Leben Has Serious Problems -- Analogies Drawn from Epics, Folklore, and Sagas Are Irrelevant -- Hellenistic Influence Has Been Overemphasized -- The Method of Attaining the Laws of Tradition Is Problematic -- Radical Form Critics Do Not Take Seriously the Supernatural Nature of the Tradition -- Form Criticism is Only One Tool Among Many -- Conclusion. The Gattung "Gospel" -- Was the Early Church Interested in Jesus? -- The Gospels and Ancient Biographies -- Ancient Historiography -- The Role of Eyewitnesses -- Conclusion. General Remarks -- The Existence of Early Christian Prophets -- The Nature of the Tradition -- Burden of Proof -- Objections to the Individual Criteria -- Conclusion.
Jesus Christ--History and criticism.
Apologetics.
BT301.M839.M674 1979 BT301