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The story of Jesus of Nazareth, as recounted in the New Testament, has always been understood by the church to be historically true. It is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of a real person, whose links with history are firmly signalled in the creeds of the early church, which affirm that Jesus `suffered under Pontius Pilate'. Contemporary historical scholarship has, however, called into question the reliability of the church's version of this story, and thereby raised the question as to whether ordinary people can know its historical truth. This book argues that the historicity of the story still matters, and that its religious significance cannot be captured by the category of `non-historical myth'. The commonly drawn distinction between the Christ of faith and Jesus of history cannot be maintained. The Christ who is the object of faith must be seen as historical; the Jesus who is reconstructed by historical scholarship is always shaped by commitments of faith. A reconsideration of the Englightenment epistemologies that underlie much historical scholarship shows that historical knowledge of this story is still possible. Such knowledge can be inferential, based on historical evidence. A careful look at contemporary New Testament studies, and the philosophical and literary assumptions upon which it rests, shows that this scholarship should not undermine the confidence of lay people who believe that they can know that the church's story about Jesus is true.
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Genre |
: Religion |
Author |
: C. Stephen Evans |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Release |
: 1996-04-18 |
File |
: 406 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780191520426 |
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The New Testament contains a story about Jesus of Nazareth which has always been understood by the Church to be historically true. It is an account of the life, death, and resurrection of a real person, whose links with history are firmly signalled in the creeds of the early church. Contemporary historical scholarship, on the other hand, has called into question the reliability of the church's version of this story, and thereby raised the question as to whether ordinary people can know its historical truth. In this book, a leading philosopher of religion argues that the historicity of the story still matters, and that its religious significance cannot be captured by the category of "non-historical myth." The commonly drawn distinction between the Christ of faith and the Jesus of history cannot be maintained. The Christ who is the object of faith must be seen as historical; the Jesus who is reconstructed by historical scholarship is always shaped by commitments to faith. Evans looks carefully at contemporary New Testament studies, and the philosophical and literary assumptions upon which it rests, to show that this scholarship does not undermine the confidence of lay people who believe that they can know that the church's story about Jesus is true. His accessible and controversial study will interest all thoughtful Christian readers. -- Publisher description.
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Genre |
: Religion |
Author |
: C. Stephen Evans |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Release |
: 1996 |
File |
: 401 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780198263975 |
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A textbook study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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Genre |
: Christian biography |
Author |
: Thomas Zanzig |
Publisher |
: Saint Mary's Press |
Release |
: 1999 |
File |
: 340 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780884895305 |
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Genre |
: Faith |
Author |
: John Davidson |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1869 |
File |
: 374 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UOM:39015063634045 |
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: Christianity |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1893 |
File |
: 1376 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: NYPL:33433081671038 |
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Genre |
: Bible |
Author |
: Orello Cone |
Publisher |
: New York : G.P. Putnam |
Release |
: 1891 |
File |
: 396 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: UCAL:$B110817 |
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: Christianity |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1893 |
File |
: 662 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: WISC:89077073245 |
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Genre |
: Church history |
Author |
: August Neander |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1872 |
File |
: 826 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: WISC:89097204614 |
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: |
Author |
: Albert RÉVILLE |
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: |
Release |
: 1870 |
File |
: 192 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: BL:A0023181122 |
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: |
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: |
Release |
: 1896 |
File |
: 924 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: CHI:79362344 |