The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus

by Chris Keith; James Crossley

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2024

Overview

The next generation of scholars charts new paths for continuing the quest for Jesus of Nazareth.

After a decade of stagnation in the study of the historical Jesus, James Crossley and Chris Keith have assembled an international team of scholars to renew the quest for the historical Jesus. The contributors offer new perspectives and fresh methods for reengaging the question of the historical Jesus. Important, timely, and fascinating, The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus is a must read for anyone seeking to know the real Jesus of Nazareth.

Key Features

• Offers new perspectives and fresh methods for reengaging the question of the historical Jesus
• Features an international team of scholars

Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction. The Next Quest by James Crossley

Part 1: Rebuilding the Foundations

• 1. Reception History by Halvor Moxnes
• 2. Rewriting the History of Scholarship by Brandon Massey
• 3. Beyond the Jewish Jesus Debate by Adele Reinhartz
• 4. Biography by Helen K. Bond
• 5. Ancient Media by Rafael Rodríguez
• 6. Beyond What Is Behind by Chris Keith
• 7. Missing Pieces by Mark Goodacre
• 8. Material and Visual Culture by Joan Taylor
• 9. Religion, Visions, and Alternative Historicity by Deane Galbraith
• 10. Myth and Mythmaking by Stephen Young

Part 2: Beginnings of a Next Quest

• 11. The Late Latin Quest by Paula Fredriksen
• 12. Chartism and Forgotten Quests by James Crossley
• 13. Fame and Aura by Matthew G. Whitlock
• 14. Networks by John S. Kloppenborg
• 15. Scribal Galilee by Sarah E. Rollens
• 16. Synagogues by Anders Runesson
• 17. Armies and Soldiers by Christopher B. Zeichmann
• 18. Class Conflict by Robert J. Myles
• 19. Textiles, Sustenance, and Economy by Janelle Peters
• 20. City and Country by Robyn Faith Walsh
• 21. Galilee and Jerusalem by Tucker Samson Ferda
• 22. Race, Ethnicity, and Whiteness by Wongi Park
• 23. Born of a Doulē by Mitzi J. Smith
• 24. Body and Embodiment by Taylor G. Petrey
• 25. Sexuality by Amy-Jill Levine
• 26. Disability, Healings, Miracles by Meghan R. Henning
• 27. Spirit World by Giovanni B. Bazzana
• 28. Ritual Impurity by Matthew Thiessen
• 29. Apocalypticism and Millenarianism by James Crossley
• 30. Violence and Trauma by Nathan Shedd
• 31. Death and Martyrdom by Michael P. Barber
• 32. The Resurrection and Comparative Microhistory by Justin J. Meggitt
• 33. Whakapapa and Genealogy by Wayne Te Kaawa
• 34. Survival of Popular Movements by Nathan C. Johnson
• Bibliography
• List of Contributors
• Index of Authors
• Index of Subjects
• Index of Scripture
• Index of Other Ancient Sources

Contributors

• Michael P. Barber, Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, United States of America
• Giovanni B. Bazzana, Harvard Divinity School, United States of America
• Helen K. Bond, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
• James Crossley, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway, and Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, United Kingdom
• Tucker Samson Ferda, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, United States of America
• Paula Fredriksen, Boston University, United States of America, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
• Deane Galbraith, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
• Mark Goodacre, Duke University, United States of America
• Meghan R. Henning, University of Dayton, United States of America
• Nathan C. Johnson, University of Indianapolis, United States of America
• Wayne Te Kaawa, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
• Chris Keith, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway
• John S. Kloppenborg, University of Toronto, Canada
• Amy-Jill Levine, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, United States of America, and
• Vanderbilt University, United States of America
• Brandon Massey, University of Münster, Germany
• Justin J. Meggitt, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Halvor Moxnes, University of Oslo, Norway
• Robert J. Myles, Wollaston Theological College, University of Divinity, Australia
• Wongi Park, Belmont University, United States of America
• Janelle Peters, Loyola Marymount University, United States of America
• Taylor G. Petrey, Kalamazoo College, United States of America
• Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Rafael Rodríguez, Johnson University, United States of America
• Sarah E. Rollens, Rhodes College, United States of America
• Anders Runesson, University of Oslo, Norway
• Nathan Shedd, William Jessup University, United States of America, and Johnson University, United States of America
• Mitzi J. Smith, Columbia Theological Seminary, United States of America, and University of South Africa, South Africa
• Joan Taylor, King’s College London, United Kingdom
• Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University, Canada
• Robyn Faith Walsh, University of Miami, United States of America
• Matthew G. Whitlock, Seattle University, United States of America
• Stephen Young, Appalachian State University, United States of America
• Christopher B. Zeichmann, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

Product Details

• Title: The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus
• Authors: Chris Keith, James Crossley
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 681
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Jesus Christ › Historicity
• ISBNs: 9780802882707, 0802882706
• Resource ID: LLS:NXTQSTHSTRCLJSS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-10-14T21:59:32Z