Whose Historical Jesus?

William E. Arnal is an assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Classics at New York University.Michel Desjardins is Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University.

• Whose Historical Jesus? edited by William E. Arnal and Michel DesjardinsPreface Michel Desjardins, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityPart One: Recent ConcernsThe Mediterranean Jesus1. The Mediterranean Jesus: Context William Klassen, Emmanuel College2. Itinerants and Householders in the Earliest Jesus Movement John Dominic Crossan, De Paul University3. Q and a Cynic-Like Jesus Burton L. Mack, Claremont Graduate School4. The Gospel of Thomas and the Cynic Jesus John W. Marshall, Princeton UniversityThe Galilean Jewish Jesus5. The Galilean Jewish Jesus: Context William E. Arnal, University of Toronto6. Galilean Questions to Crossan's Meditteranean Jesus Seán Freyne, Trinity CollegeSocio-Rhetorical Interests7. Socio-Rhetorical Interests: Context Willi Braun, Bishop's University8. The Rhetoric of the Historical Jesus L. Gregory Bloomquist, Université St. Paul9. Cosmology and the Jesus Miracles Wendy Cotter, Loyola University of Chicago10. The Theological Importance of the ""Third Quest"" for the Historical Jesus Halvor Moxnes, University of OsloAcademic Engagement11. Academic Engagement: Context Sandra Walker-Ramisch, Carleton University12. A Feminist Experience of Historical-Jesus Scholarship Jane Schaberg, University of Detroit Mercy13. The Historical Jesus and African New Testament Scholarship Grant LeMarquand, Wycliffe CollegeRecent Concerns: Closing ThoughtsRecent Concerns: The Scholar as Engagé Leif E. Vaage, Emmanuel CollegePart Two: Enduring ConcernsJesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls15. Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls: Context Terence L. Donaldson, College of Emmanuel and St. Cloud16. The Historical Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls Wayne O. McCready, University of CalgaryApocalypticism17. Apocalypticism: Context Dietmar Neufeld, University of British Columbia18. Will the Reader Understand? Apocalypse as Veil or Vision in Recent Historical-Jesus Research Edith M. Humphrey, McGill UniversityThe Christ of Faith19. The Christ of Faith: Context Stephen Westerholm, McMaster University20. Is the ""Historical Jesus"" a Christological Construct? Barry W. Henaut, University of TorontoContinuing Historical-Jesus Studies21. Continuing Historical-Jesus Studies: Context Robert L. Webb, Campion College22. A Taxonomy of Recent Historical-Jesus Work Larry W. Hurtado, New CollegeEnduring Concerns: Closing ThoughtsEnduring Concerns: Desiderata for Future Historical-Jesus Research Paul Richardson, University of TorontoConclusionMaking and Re-Making the Jesus Sign: Contemporary Markings on the Body of Christ William E. Arnal, University of TorontoContributorsIndicesSubject IndexModern Authors IndexAncient Sources Index

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