The historical Jesus : an essential guide / [print]
James H. Charlesworth.
- Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, (c)2008.
- xx, 131 pages ; 23 cm.
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Why is Jesus research necessary? -- How is Jesus research possible? -- No quest, the old quest, the new quest, and Jesus research (third quest) -- When did the study of the historical Jesus begin, and what has been learned? -- Is it important to distinguish between what Jesus said and what the evangelists reported? -- Jesus research and how to obtain reliable information -- What are the best methods for discerning traditions that originate with Jesus? -- Sources, especially Josephus -- Do reports about Jesus exist outside the New Testament? -- Are the Gospels objective biographies? -- The judaism of Jesus -- Was Jesus not the first Christian? -- Was Jesus an Essene, Pharisee, Zealot, or Sadducee? -- Jesus' birth and youth -- When and where was Jesus born? -- Is there historicity in the virgin birth, and did some judge Jesus to be a mamzer? -- Did Jesus travel to a foreign land to obtain wisdom and the powers of healing, or did he live with Essenes to obtain these powers? -- Is there any reliable history in the non-canonical Gospels that helps us understand Jesus' youth? -- Jesus, John the Baptizer, and Jesus' early public life -- Was John the Baptizer Jesus' teacher? -- Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? -- Did Jesus perform miracles? -- Jesus and archaeology -- How and in what significant ways is archaeology important for Jesus research? -- What are the most important archaeological discoveries for Jesus research? -- Was Jesus a peasant? -- Jesus' proclamation of God's rule (the kingdom of God) and his parables -- What was Jesus' fundamental message? -- When did Jesus imagine God would inaugurate his rule? -- What term did Jesus use for God? -- Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection -- What led to Jesus' confrontation with some of the leading priests? -- Who crucified Jesus and why? -- Has Jesus' bone box (ossuary) been recovered? -- If Jesus' bones have been discovered, is Resurrection faith possible? -- Did Jesus rise from the dead?