The Historical Jesus

The Historical Jesus: Quests and Questions is an attempt to analyze and evaluate significant studies in the quest in terms of these six guiding questions:

1. Is it possible to write a biography, a history, of Jesus?

2. What is the place of miracle in the life of Jesus?

3. How should the resurrection of Jesus be interpreted? Literally or in some other way?

4. What is the nature and place of mythology in the New Testament?

5. What is the historical value of the Gospel of John as compared with the Synoptic Gospels?

6. What is the central significance of Jesus?

The Historical Jesus will examine the works of four individual scholars and one group of scholars in relation to these six questions.

The Historical Jesus will aid the investigation, benefit the study, and guide the personal quest of anyone seeking to better understand the historical Jesus.