Synopses & Reviews
"In view of the proliferation of conflicting images of Jesus in the church, in the academy, and in popular culture, it is no wonder that his identity sometimes appears more elusive than ever. Seeking the Identity of Jesus gathers an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars - from the fields of biblical studies, theology, and church history - to focus on the complex problems surrounding the quest for the historical Jesus. In contrast to recent sensationalistic claims about Jesus, their perspectives are richly informed by Scripture, testimony from the church's past, and experience of the risen Jesus in the present."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of Contents
Seeking the identity of Jesus / Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Richard B. Hays -- How the Gospels mean / William C. Placher -- Identity, Jesus, and exegesis / Robert W. Jenson -- God's life as a Jew: remembering the Son of God as Son of David / Markus Bockmuehl -- The Historians' Jesus and the Church / Dale C. Allison Jr. -- Veritas Christi: How to get from the Jesus of history to the Christ of faith without losing one's way / Frances Watson -- The embodiment of God's will: Jesus in Matthew / Dale C. Allison Jr. -- Identity and ambiguity in Markan Christology / Joel Marcus -- Learning and relearning the identity of Jesus from Luke-Acts / Beverly Roberts Gaventa -- Word of God, Messiah of Israel, Savior of the world: Learning the identity of Jesus from the Gospel of John / Marianne Meye Thompson -- The story of God's Son: The identity of Jesus in the letters of Paul / Richard B. Hays -- "Time would fail me to tell . . .": The identity of Jesus Christ in Hebrews / A. Katherine Grieb -- Moses and Jonah in Gethsemane: Representation and impassibility in their Old Testament inflections / Gary A. Anderson -- Isaiah and Jesus: How might the Old Testament inform contemporary Christology? / R.W.L Moberly -- The Word and his Flesh: Human weakness and the identity of Jesus in Patristic Christology / Brian E. Daley -- The Eucharist and the identity of Jesus in the early reformation / David C. Steinmetz -- The identity of Jesus Christ in the liturgy / Katherine Sonderegger -- The identity of the risen Jesus: Finding Jesus Christ in the poor / Sarah Coakley -- Reflections on a pilgrimage / Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Richard B. Hays