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Jesus Jesus John Dominic Crossan "Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power."-New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic n… OL102028W
The historicity of Jesus The historicity of Jesus Shirley Jackson Case The main purpose of the present volume is to set forth the evidence for believing in the historical reality of Jesus' existence upon earth. By way of approach, the characteristic features of more rec… OL1188985W
The Jesus legend The Jesus legend George Albert Wells Did Jesus actually exist as a historical personage roughly corresponding to the various stories given in the four New Testament gospels and other Christian documents? Was he really born in Bethlehem … OL1400986W
Jesus, interrupted Jesus, interrupted Bart D. Ehrman The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller *Misquoting Jesus*—and on *The Daily Show* with John Stewart, NPR, and *Dateline NBC*, among others—are … OL14924418W
The Quest Of The Hermeneutical Jesus The Impact Of Hermeneutics On The Jesus Research Of John Domin… The Quest Of The Hermeneutical Jesus The Impact Of Hermeneutics On The Jesus Research Of John Domin… Robert B. Stewart "The Quest of the Hermeneutical Jesus is a study in how reading documents referring to Jesus influences conclusions as to who Jesus was as a figure in history. In this book, author Robert B. Stewart … OL17397295W
Jesus for the Non-Religious Jesus for the Non-Religious John Shelby Spong Bishop John Shelby Spong has been on a life-long quest to rescue the church from irrelevancy. In JESUS FOR THE NONRELIGIOUS, he takes aim at the church’s core belief: who is Jesus. He first strips th… OL1816751W
The case for Christ The case for Christ Lee Strobel Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, cross-e… OL1827692W
Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time Marcus J. Borg E-book extra: "Easter" by Marcus J. Borg.Renowned biblical scholar Marcus J. Borg shows how a rigorous examination of historical findings on Jesus can lead to a new faith in Christ, one that is criti… OL1896935W
Searching for Jesus Searching for Jesus Robert J. Hutchinson Argues against skeptical New Testament scholarship, citing recent research to dispel obsolete claims about Jesus and maintain that Jesus of Nazareth was as the Gospels described him. OL20023343W
The true Jesus The true Jesus David Limbaugh "Who do you say that I am?" Uttered by Jesus Christ, this profound question has presented an age old challenge to believers, skeptics, scholars, and rulers. In attempting to answer this question, The… OL20058921W
John, Jesus, and the renewal of Israel John, Jesus, and the renewal of Israel Richard A. Horsley In this book Richard Horsley and Tom Thatcher trace the Gospel of John's portrayal of Jesus as a prophet of renewal by reading the text against a double backdrop - the social history of Roman Palesti… OL20956381W
Aposynagōgos and the historical Jesus in John Aposynagōgos and the historical Jesus in John Jonathan Bernier In 'Aposynagogos and the Historical Jesus in John', Jonathan Bernier utilizes the critical-realist hermeneutics developed by Bernard Lonergan and Ben F. Meyer to survey historical data relevant to th… OL20957426W
Deconstructing Jesus Deconstructing Jesus Robert M. Price From the Inside Flap In *Deconstructing Jesus*, author Robert M. Price argues that liberal Protestant scholars who produce reconstructions of the "historical Jesus" are, as Albert Schweitzer point… OL3359239W
Appointment in Jerusalem Appointment in Jerusalem Max I. Dimont An interesting but ultimately unsatisfying introduction to some disparate scholarly theories about the historical Jesus. Dimont (The Jews in America, 1978, etc.) argues that modern scholarship has au… OL4095832W