The Historical Jesus?

J. Edward Crowley is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Windsor where he taught biblical studies for 27 years. Since his retirement in 1984 he has translated into English numerous important scholarly French works on the Bible, early Judaism and the New Testament. Etienne Nodet, O.P., is Professor of Ancient Jewish Literature at the Ecole Biblique et Archeologique in Jerusalem.

• Foreword; Preface; Translator's Note Introduction Abbreviations; 1. The Eucharist; I - Structure of the Eucharist; II- Song and Sin; III - Scripture and Word of God; Conclusion; 2. The World of Jesus; I - The Sacred Library; A. The Hebrew Bible; B. The Greek Bible; II - Galilee; A Pharisaic Province; B. Jewish Movements; Conclusion; 3. The Gospels; I - Two Paradoxes; A. Why Four Distinct Accounts?; B. About Disciples Become Apostles. Information from the Gospels; II- Synoptic Gospels; A. Difficulties; B. The So-called Theory of Two Sources: A Brief Review; C. The Theory of Two Sources: A Discussion; D. The Stakes - Datings; 4. Life of Jesus; I - The Fulfillment of the Scriptures; II - The Accounts of the Infancy of Jesus; A. Discordances and Significant Details; B. Luke's Account; C. Matthew's Account; III - Baptism of Jesus; A. The Baptism of Jesus in the Gospel; B. John the Baptist; C. Jesus' Break with his Relatives; IV - The Passion; A. The Group of Accounts; B. The Trials; C. The Last Supper; V - Public Life of Jesus; A. Disciples; B. Identity, Teaching and Miracles of Jesus; C. Jewish Controversies; Conclusion; Appendix I: Ancient Texts; 1. Essenes; 2. Suffering Servant Glorified, A New World; 3. Was Herod the Great the Messiah?; 4. John the Baptist; 5. Jesus; 6. Curtain of the Temple and an Empty Tomb; 7. Inscription about Jesus; 8. Disciples of the Miracle-Worker; 9. James the Less; 10. Initiatory Wake; 11. Chronological Chart; Appendix II: The Slavonic Version of Josephus' War of the Jews; Bibliography.

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009 "There are many fresh and illuminating arguments to be found in this book." International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08 "this book is something very special... I would not recommend this book as basic information for somebody who wants to get the first idea of what Historical Jesus research is about... good example of the courageous and unconventional thinking that seems to be characteristic of the Ecole Biblique" Academia, May 2009 Markus Vinzent