An apologetic critique of the major presuppositions of the new quest of the historical Jesus / by James Porter Moreland. [print]

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Contents:
Purpose of Thesis.
Four Major Assumptions of the New Quest -- Conclusion.
Objectivity in History -- The Possibility and Knowability of Miracles.
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.
Was the Early Church Interested in Jesus? -- The Gospels and Ancient Biographies -- Ancient Historiography -- The Role of Eyewitnesses -- Conclusion.
The Existence of Early Christian Prophets -- The Nature of the Tradition -- Burden of Proof -- Objections to the Individual Criteria -- Conclusion.
Dissertation note: Dallas Theological Seminary 1979
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Dallas Theological Seminary 1979

Introduction

History of Criticism -- Purpose of Thesis.

Chapter 1. Major Presuppositions of the New Quest

Bultmann -- Four Major Assumptions of the New Quest -- Conclusion.

Chapter 2. Historiography

The Relationship Between History and Science -- Objectivity in History -- The Possibility and Knowability of Miracles.

Chapter 3. Objections to Form Criticism

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.

Chapter 4. The Nature of the Sources

The Gattung "Gospel" -- Was the Early Church Interested in Jesus? -- The Gospels and Ancient Biographies -- Ancient Historiography -- The Role of Eyewitnesses -- Conclusion.

Chapter 5. Criteria of Authenticity

General Remarks -- The Existence of Early Christian Prophets -- The Nature of the Tradition -- Burden of Proof -- Objections to the Individual Criteria -- Conclusion.

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