The Search for Jesus: Modern Scholarship Looks at the Gospels

Edited by Hershel Shanks

"Lecture presentations and subsequent question/answer keep this valuable presentation of current scholarship widely accessible. Highly recommended."
--Library Journal

Based on the widely acclaimed symposia sponsored by the Biblical Archaeology Society and the Smithsonian Institution, this book presents scholarly discussions on the birth, life and death of the historical Jesus.

What does research on the historical Jesus have to do with Christian faith?
What does the term "Son of Man" mean?
Have scholars been looking for the wrong Jesus?
What is the evidence for Jesus' existence outside the Bible?

These are just some of the issues discussed by several of today's most famous experts in the debates raging about the historical Jesus--who he was, what he said and what he is telling us.

Authors
Marcus J. Borg, Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, Oregon State University, and author of Jesus: A New Vision
John Dominic Crossan, Professor of Religious Studies, DePaul University, and author of The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant
Stephen J. Patterson, Assistant Professor of New Testament, Eden Theological Seminary, and author of The Gospel of Thomas and Jesus and co-author of The Q-Thomas Reader.

ITEM: 7H44 BAS, 1994. Softcover, 152 pp.
ISBN 978-1-880317-14-3

Table of Contents

Participants
Introduction: Defining the Problem
By Hershel Shanks
Sources for a Life of Jesus
By Stephen J. Patterson
The Palestinian Background for a Life of Jesus
By Marcus J. Borg
The Infancy and Youth of the Messiah
By John Dominic Crossan
Portraits of Jesus
By Marcus J. Borg
The Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection
By John Dominic Crossan

Panel Discussion
Bibliography and Related Readings