TY - BOOK AU - Powell,Mark Allan TI - Jesus as a figure in history: how modern historians view the man from Galilee SN - 0664257038 AV - BT303.2.J478 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Louisville, Kentucky PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Jesus Christ KW - Christology KW - fast KW - Historicity of Jesus Christ N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages (c)209.-232) and index; Historians discover Jesus; Sources and criteria; Snapshots : contemporary images of Jesus; The Jesus seminar; John Dominic Crossan; Marcus J. Borg; E.P. Sanders; John P. Meier; New Testament Wright; The quest continues : issues and concerns; 2 N2 - Here is the first comprehensive, balanced account of historical Jesus studies. Beginning with brief discussions of the early days of historical research into the person of Jesus and the methods developed by researchers at the time, Mark Allan Powell offers insightful overviews of some of the most important participants in the contemporary Jesus quests: Robert Funk, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, E.P. Sanders, John Meier, and New Testament Wright, among others. Powell concludes by outlining issues and directions for research that will likely guide these quests into the next century ER -