TY - MANSCPT AU - Charlesworth,James H. TI - The historical Jesus: an essential guide SN - 9780687021673 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BT303.2 .C43 2008 U1 - 232.9/08 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Nashville, TN PB - Abingdon Press KW - Jesus Christ N1 - 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? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip083/2007044076.html ER -