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The earliest substantive sources available for historical Jesus research are in the Gospels themselves; when interpreted in their early Jewish setting, their picture of Jesus is more coherent and plausible than are the competing theories offered by many modern scholars. So argues Craig Keener in The Historical Jesus of the Gospels. / In exploring the depth and riches of the material found in the Synoptic Gospels, Keener shows how many works on the historical Jesus emphasize just one aspect of the Jesus tradition against others, but a much wider range of material in the Jesus tradition makes sense in an ancient Jewish setting. Keener masterfully uses a broad range of evidence from the early Jesus traditions and early Judaism to reconstruct a fuller portrait of the Jesus who lived in history. |
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Pages 831
Dimensions: Length: 2.25" Width: 6.75" Height: 9.75"
Weight: 3 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Nov 1, 2009
Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
ISBN 0802862926
EAN 9780802862921
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 | Historicity of Christ: The Proof Dec 11, 2009 |
At last, a robust and comprehensive up-to-date volume that dispenses the ponderous internal and external evidence that the portrait of Jesus Christ from Gospels is an accurate and coherent picture. Keener is an outstanding scholar (see his many commentaries he has authored) who demonstrates a renowned familiarity with New Testament, extra-biblical ancient history, and recent Synoptic research. He covers the Jewish and gentile material as he establishes that the Christ of faith is the Christ of truth.
Keener bestows to the reader:
- An examination of recent textual research on the Synoptic Gospels
- 840 pages of outstanding research
- The truth behind the historical limits of many other documents from the second and third centuries often maintained as more historical pictures of Jesus Christ
- The evidence that teh confessional knowledge of Jesus is accurate history in an ancient Jewish context and culture
- Proof that the Jesus seminar advocates and other skeptics have ignored significant historical and textual evidence.
This is a marvelous book that makes a compelling case for the Church's view of Jesus Christ as Lord and Redeemer. It is expensive volume but well worth the price.
Letter to an Atheist Nation: Presupositional Apologetics Responds To: Letter to a Christian | | | | All Skeptics Enter Here Nov 30, 2009 |
All Christians, and particularly pastors and the mentors of pastors, need to have access to the information in this book.
I don't have a television, but the one time I had access to one recently--the day before Easter Sunday, no less, in a hotel room--the programs about Jesus (Discovery, etc) made him out as some kind of product of human imagination, a mere social construct. One so-called expert even characterized him as a rather pathetic individual, somewhat confused and perhaps even a bit twisted.
My faith in Jesus didn't collapse as a result of watching those programs. But it was tested. And I can imagine how, if you were a searcher of spiritual things or a struggling Christian, you might experience doubt.
My only suggestion to one who is about to abandon or dismiss Jesus is to either read this book or buy it for someone who can explain its contents to you. And then read or have it explained to you all over again, because there's so much to miss the first time through, and every bit of information works to build a solid case for the reliability of the Jesus of the Gospels.
You'll find out that verdict isn't in on the historical Jesus. What you see on television or hear in the lecture halls of universities isn't always as objective as it's made out to be. As a result, you'll learn not to fall for the mere speculations of experts who base their conclusions on obvious forgeries or documents that long post-date the biblical gospels. Are you listening John Dominic Crossan? Bart Ehrman?
(I'm not saying that the Bible is easy to understand. I'm not even saying that its critics don't have a right to their opinions of it, of Jesus, and of the teachings of Jesus. I'm just saying they're not the only voices that should be allowed to be heard.)
Keener is obviously a scholar, and his no-nonsense writing style and immense catalog of references reflect that. But if you're truly serious about taking Jesus seriously, you need to gain a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual, cultural, and historical milieu in which the biblical gospels took form. It will strengthen your faith in the Gospels as well as the Jesus the Gospels depict.
I only wish Keener would write a book for the average reader, something along the lines of his commentaries.
Even better would be a video documentary to counter the highly problematic but popular media documentaries floating around out there.
Before you take on Keener's book, you might try Darrel Bock's Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods.
I also highly recommend Eddy and Boyd's The Jesus Legend, excluding its somewhat misleading title, though the subtitle adds clarity. | | | Write your own review about The Historical Jesus of the Gospels
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