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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book needs to be heard attentively. * The Heythrop Journal *
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Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity] make[s] a singular contribution by calling for a renewal of how biblical scholarship approaches the quest for the historical Jesus. -- Donald Senior, CP, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago * Bible Today *
Overall, each article is well written and the footnotes leave the reader with plenty of extra reading material to pursue for further research. Each scholar is qualified to speak on these topics. The issues they bring up are very relevant to the topic of Jesus studies. I also found Mark Goodacre’s chapter on Multiple Attestation chapter to be helpful. -- Eric Chabot * THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM *
Table of ContentsForeword Morna Hooker\Introduction - The Rise of the Quest for an Authentic Jesus: An Introduction to the Crumbling Foundations of Jesus Studies Anthony Le Donne\Part One: Historical Methodology and the Quest for an Authentic Jesus\The Indebtedness of the Criteria Approach to Form Criticism and Recent Attempts to Rehabilitate the Search for an Authentic Jesus Chris Keith\The Criteria of Authenticity in Jesus Research and Historiographical Method Jens Schröter\Part Two: Specific Criteria in the Quest for an Authentic Jesus\Why the Criterion of Semitisms Cannot Deliver Authenticity Loren Stuckenbruck\The Criterion of Coherence: Its Development, Inevitability, and Historiographical Limitations Anthony Le Donne\Saving the Quest for Authenticity from the Criterion of Dissimilarity: History and Plausibility Dagmar Winter\The Embarrassing Truth about Jesus: The Demise of the Criterion of Embarrassment Rafael Rodriguez\Criticizing the Criterion of Multiple Attestation: The Historical Jesus and the Question of Sources Mark Goodacre\Part Three: Reflections on Moving Past Traditional Jesus Research\Why the Authentic Jesus is Useless for the Church Scot McKnight\It Don't Come Easy: A History of Disillusionment Dale Allison\Conclusion - The Fall of the Quest for an Authentic Jesus: Concluding Remarks Chris Keith
