03380ctm a2200373 a 4500 15055104 20250312110328.0 ta 150623s2008 tnu b 000 0 eng 2007044076 9780687021673 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0687021677 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn180204881 (OCoLC)180204881 DLC DLC DLC BT303.2 .C43 2008 232.9/08 22 Charlesworth, James H. The historical Jesus : [manuscript] : an essential guide / James H. Charlesworth. Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, c2008. xx, 131 p. ; 23 cm. Essential guides Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-131) 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? Jesus Christ Historicity. Essential guides (Nashville, Tenn.) Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007044076.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK sh13 2007-10-30 sh13 2007-10-30 to Dewey lg13 2008-06-18 Z-CipVer; lg13 2008-06-18 to BCCD 8 3202 3202 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 232.908 Cha 2008 13326 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK