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Jesus as a figure in history : how modern historians view the man from Galilee / Mark Allan Powell.

Powell, Mark Allan, 1953- author.
2013
232.908 P885j 2013
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Title
Jesus as a figure in history : how modern historians view the man from Galilee / Mark Allan Powell.
Author
Powell, Mark Allan, 1953- author.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9780664234478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
066423447X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013.
Language
English
Description
xii, 358 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number
232.908 P885j 2013
System Control No.
(OCoLC)816316671
(OCoLC)816316671
Summary
This thoroughly revised edition of the best-selling textbook provides an in-depth survey of current historical Jesus studies. Beginning with a brief discussion of early Jesus-quest research and methodologies, Mark Allan Powell develops insightful overviews of some of the most influential participants in the field today, including Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, John Meier, E.P. Sanders, and N.T. Wright. Powell has expanded his original work with completely new material to reflect the latest scholarship.--Publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Historians discover Jesus
Sources and criteria
Snapshots: contemporary images of Jesus
Robert Funk and the Jesus seminar
John Dominic Crossan
Marcus J. Borg
E.P. Sanders
John P. Meier
N.T. Wright
The quest continues: issues and concerns
Appendixes : 1. Did Jesus exist? ; 2. Historical Jesus studies and Christian apologetics ; 3. Psychological studies of the historical Jesus.
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