{"product_id":"the-historical-jesus-five-views-9780830838684","title":"The Historical Jesus: Five Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e Book Award winner\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe scholarly quest for the historical Jesus has a distinguished pedigree in modern Western religious and historical scholarship, with names such as Strauss, Schweitzer and Bultmann highlighting the story.\u003c\/strong\u003e Since the early 1990s, when the Jesus quest was reawakened for a third run, numerous significant books have emerged. And the public's attention has been regularly arrested by media coverage, with the Jesus Seminar or the James ossuary headlining the marquee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Spectrum Multiview volume provides a venue for readers to sit in on a virtual seminar on the historical Jesus. Beginning with a scene-setting historical introduction by the editors, prominent figures in the Jesus quest set forth their views and respond to their fellow scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the one end Robert M. Price lucidly maintains that the probability of Jesus' existence has reached the \"vanishing point,\" and on the other Darrell Bock ably argues that while critical method yields only a \"gist\" of Jesus, it takes us in the direction of the Gospel portraits. In between there are numerous avenues to explore, questions to be asked and \"assured results\" to be weighed. And John Dominic Crossan, Luke Timothy Johnson and James D. G. Dunn probe these issues with formidable knowledge and honed insight, filling out a further range of options.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Historical Jesus: Five Views\u003c\/em\u003e offers a unique entry into the Jesus quest. For both the classroom and personal study, this is a book that fascinates, probes and engages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830838684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Christianity Today Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCBA Retailers\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James K. Beilby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084124127413,"sku":"9780830838684","price":31.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_52b3a8e4-e5fb-4eea-96e5-500acbc21997.jpg?v=1692110923","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-historical-jesus-five-views-9780830838684","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}