The Jesus Quest

The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth

Revised

By Ben Witherington III

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 334 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: May 1997

ISBN-10: 0-8308-1544-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-1544-9
IVP Order Code: 1544

Related Subjects

Biblical Studies--New Testament
Jesus

Abbreviations

Preface: The First Two Quests

1. Galilee & the Galilean - Jesus in His Social Setting

2. Jesus the Talking Head - The Jesus of the Jesus Seminar

3. Jesus the Itinerant Cynic Philosopher -
The Works of John Dominic Crossan, Burton Mack and F. Gerald Downing


4. Jesus, Man of the Spirit -
The Works of Marcus Borg, Geza Vermes and Graham H. Twelftree

5. Jesus the Eschatological Prophet -
The Works of E. P. Sanders and Maurice Casey

6. Jesus the Prophet of Social Change -
The Works of Gerd Theissen, Richard A. Horsley and R. David Kaylor


7. Jesus the Sage: The Wisdom of God -
The Works of Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Ben Witherington

8. Jesus: Marginal Jew of Jewish Messiah? -
The Works of John P. Meier, Peter Stuhlmacher, James D. G. Dunn, Marinus de Jonge, Markus Bockmuehl and N. T. Wright

9. The Journey's End - Synopsis, Conclusions, Conjectures

Epilogue: The Death of the Messiah - The Work of Raymond E. Brown


Postscript: The Continuing Saga of the Jesus Quest

Notes

Bibliography

Index of Subjects

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Scripture and Other Early Literature