This volume discusses the new approaches regarding the criteria of authenticity and their relevance in the quest for the historical Jesus studies.

In recent years, a number of New Testament scholars engaged in academic historical Jesus studies have concluded that such scholarship cannot yield secure and il

For two centuries scholars have sought to discover the historical Jesus. Presently such scholarship is dominated not by the question 'Who was Jesus?' but rather

This engaging text offers a fresh alternative to standard introductions to Jesus. Combining literary and sociohistorical approaches and offering a tightly integ

This volume discusses the new approaches regarding the criteria of authenticity and their relevance in the quest for the historical Jesus studies.