Who Do My Opponents Say That I Am?

An Investigation of the Accusations Against the Historical Jesus
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-567-03126-6
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

Reihe: The Library of New Testament Studies

To explore the seven accusations levelled against Jesus in the gospels with hopes of understanding more fully who Jesus was and what his mission might have been.

This volume will unpack the seven allegations proposed by Scot McKnight in his article 'Calling Jesus Mamzer' in the inaugural volume of The Journal for the Historical Jesus (Volume 1.1 2003: 73-103).

Each essay will explore the historicity of each accusation and what they tell us about Jesus. McKnight and Modica propose that by examining these specific allegations, one can begin to comprehend a neglected dimension of historical Jesus studies, namely, that Jesus can be understood by what his opponents (critics) say of him. They contend that such an approach offers, as Malina and Neyrey have previously examined in Calling Jesus Names, a 'Christology from the side'.

There will be an introductory and concluding essay from the editors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McKnight, Scot

Modica, Joseph B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Historisch-Kritische Jesusforschung
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
Acknowledgements

Abbreviations
Contributors
Introduction
Jesus as Lawbreaker - Michael F. Bird
Jesus as Demon Possessed - Dwight D. Sheets
Jesus as Glutton and Drunkard - Joseph B. Modica
Jesus as Blasphemer -Darrell L. Bock
Jesus as False Prophet - James F. McGrath
Jesus as King of the Jews - Lynn H. Cohick
Jesus as Mamzer (‘Illegitimate Son') - Scot McKnight

Über Autor(innen)

Scot McKnight (Ph.D. University of Nottingham) is Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of numerous books on the New Testament, including the bestselling The Jesus Creed.
Joseph B. Modica (Ph.D. Drew University) is University Chaplain & Associate Professor of Biblical Studies, Eastern University, St. Davids, PA