Norman Perrin, Rediscovering the Teaching of Jesus [at http://www.religion-online.org]
Norman Perrin, Jesus and the Language of the Kingdom [at http://www.religion-online.org]
Albert Schweitzer, The Quest of the Historical Jesus [Note: this book is perhaps the most important book of all time in the history of historical research into the life of Jesus. Click here for a link to Renan’s famous The Life of Jesus to see what kind of thing Schweitzer was responding to and reacting against]
Historical Jesus Theories [at EarlyChristianWritings.com]
(links to supplement the information in the textbook by Mark Allan Powell, Jesus as a Figure in History, Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1998):
"Blackballing Jesus" An article about the Jesus Seminar
"Peasant, Prophet, or Spirit Person?" An article reviewing current Jesus research
Visit the home page of the Westar Institute
Visit a home page created by Mahlon Smith, devoted to the Jesus Seminar and to the writings of both its members and its criticsPremises And Rules Of Evidence of the Jesus Seminar. also here
Craig Blomberg, "The Seventy-Four Scholars: Who Does The Jesus Seminar Really Speak For?"
Gregory C. Jenks, "Behind and Beyond the Jesus Seminar" [PDF file to download]
http://www.firstcong.net/ews/jesus.pdf
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jsem.htm
RTF (Word) documents made publicly available by Crossan
An inventory of the Jesus tradition, by chronological stratification.
An inventory of the Jesus tradition, by independent attestation.
Common Sayings Tradition in the Gospel of Thomas and the Q Gospel.
Historical Jesus Materials and Methodology, [archives of the on-line seminar with John Dominic Crossan held in early 2000]
John Dominic Crossan resources
The Spirit of Things: Interview with John Dominic Crossan
http://www.dorrk.com/inside.asp?display=258
Read Marcus Borg’s book, Jesus: A New Vision [from http://www.religion-online.org]
Marcus J. Borg, "A Renaissance in Jesus Studies," Theology Today, 1988.
Visit a web page about his work, created by Cam Howard
"The Historical Jesus and Christian Preaching""The Light In The Darkness" [these last two articles and others are provided at http://www.religion-online.org]
E.P. Sanders "Jesus in
Historical Context,", Theology Today, October, 1993.
Read an article by Meier on the results to date of the so-called ‘Third Quest’ for the Historical Jesus
A Review of Volume 3 of Meier’s study of the historical Jesus, A Marginal Jew.
"The Wright Quest for the Historical Jesus" - A Review of Wright’s book Jesus and the Victory of God , written by Ben Witherington III [from http://www.religion-online.org].
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"Resurrection Faith" and "On The Third Day" [from http://www.religion-online.org]
From Jesus to Christ (introduction)
"What You See is What You Get"
The PBS Special "From Jesus to Christ" includes quotations from many scholars (including, among others, John Dominic Crossan)
A Peter Jennings Report featuring quotes from many of the key scholars mentioned above. See also the web version of the program.
Transcripts of a scholarly meeting involving several of the scholars surveyed above.
[Try also this link: "The Meaning of Jesus," at "Christianity Online's" Books and Culture, 1999. Six scholars (Borg, Wright, Pagels, Crossan, King, Hays) explain why they study the origins of Christianity -- and why it matters.]
Debate Between Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, audio files from Fresh Air, May 20, 1999.
Jesus at 2000 The e-mail debate between John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg and Luke Timothy Johnson.
Dale Allison, "Secularizing the Historical Jesus"
David L.
Bartlett, "The Historical Jesus and the Life of Faith" – review of the work of Meier,
Wright, & Crossan [at www.religion-online.com]
Gerhard Bodendorfer, "Jewish Voices about Jesus"
Michael Burer, "A Survey of Historical Jesus Studies: From Reimarus to Wright"
Millars Burrows, Jesus in the First Three Gospels [at www.religion-online.com]
Bruce Chilton, "Rabbi Jesus"
Martin Dibelius, Jesus [at www.religion-online.com]
Albert Schweitzer, The Quest of the Historical Jesus
Bruce Griffin, "Was Jesus a Philosophical Cynic?"
Richard Hays, "The Corrected Jesus"
Luke Timothy Johnson, "Reshuffling the Gospels" – an evaluation of the skepticism and speculation of writers like Spong and Wilson [at www.religion-online.com]
Leander E. Keck, "The Second Coming of the Liberal Jesus?" [at www.religion-online.com]
John Knox, Jesus: Lord and Christ [at www.religion-online.com]
Gerd Ludemann, "The Life of Jesus: A Brief Assessment"
William Loader, "Simple Choices? A Response to John Dominic Crossan"
Albert Loisy, The Birth of the Christian Religion
Richard N. Longenecker, "The Jesus of History and the Christ of Faith: Some Contemporary Reflections," McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry, 1999.
Lane C. McGaughy, "The Search for the Historical Jesus. Why start with the sayings?" [article from The Fourth R 9/5-6 (Sep/Dec 1996)]
Robert J. Miller, "Can the Historical Jesus Be Made Safe for Orthodoxy?" Journal of Higher Criticism.
Birger Pearson, "Quests of the Historical Jesus"
James M. Robinson, "The Real Jesus of the Sayings ‘Q’ Gospel" [at www.religion-online.com]
Early Christian Writings: Theories of the Historical Jesus
Thomas Sheehan, The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity, New York: Random House, 1986
James Still, The Search for the Historical Jesus
Romano Guardini, The Humanity of Christ: Contributions to a Psychology of Jesus
"Jesus of Nazareth," from Introduction to the Bible: Online Resources, Carol Taylor, Chowan College.
Reviews by Paula Fredriksen of books by Geza Vermes.
Searching for Jesus (review of Geza Vermes' book)
Links relating to Jesus and Cynic philosophy
Other reviews available at http://www.textweek.com
Alfred Edersheim, The Life & Times of Jesus the Messiah