Contributions

  • James D. G. Dunn (Editor) - Contributor
  • Doris Donnelly (Editor) - Contributor

Publication

2001-06-15 - Continuum International Publishing Group

Language

English

Word Count

44,000 words, Guess

Page Count

176 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCBT303.J47 2001
  • LCCBT303 .J47 2001

Description

In June 2000, five internationally renowned biblical scholars and one equally well known systematic theologian traveled to Israel with 60 non-academic pilgrims to share their insights on the Jesus of history and the meaning of the "historians' Jesus" for Christian faith. The result is a book that provides a succinct summary of what is currently known about Jesus and his times-his setting in Galilee, his relationship to the Qumran community, his sense of mission as an eschatological prophet and miracle worker, and, finally, the mechanics of how the memories of Jesus's words and deeds circulated among his followers and were passed on in oral performance to be enshrined eventually in the written Synoptic tradition. The book concludes with reflections by Elizabeth Johnson on the relevance of such scholarship for contemporary Christian faith. Rather than a challenge to faith, she sees it as a gift

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Jesus: A Colloquium in the Holy Land (Biblical Studies)PaperbackContinuum International Publishing Group2001-06-15

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