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| Titre : | The Evidence for Jesus |
| Auteurs : | Richard T. France, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Londres [GB] : Hodder and Stoughton, 1993 |
| Collection : | The Jesus Library |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-340-38172-8 |
| Format : | 192 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : |
This book considers non-Christian evidence, pagan and Jewish, and concludes that there is very little which has any claim to be independent or unbiased.
A discussion of Christian sources outside the New Testament - especially the apocryphal gospels - yields a similar result. The author contends that the primary evidence is that of the canonical gospels. Their adequacy and reliability as sources of historical information are discussed at some lenght, establishing that they do give us a firm foundation for our knowledge of Jesus. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface - Editor’s Preface Introduction - Chapter 1 NON-CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE A. Direct reference to Jesus: 1. Gentile writers 2. Jewish sources: (a) Josephus (b) Rabbinic traditions / B. Indirect evidence: 1. Gentile writers 2. Jewish writers / C. Background evidence: 1. Qumran 2. Galilee 3. Holy men 4. Freedom fighters 5. The‘man in the street’ 6. Background evidence and the distinctiveness of Jesus - Chapter 2 CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE OUTSIDE THE NEW TESTAMENT A. The nature of the evidence / B. A selection from the evidence: 1. Some uncanonical ‘sayings of Jesus’ 2. Some uncanonical stories of Jesus’ ministry 3. Stories of Jesus’ birth and childhood 4. The Gospel of Thomas 5. The Gospel of Peter 6. A ‘Secret Gospel of Mark’? / C. Conclusions - Chapter 3 THE EVIDENCE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT A. New Testament evidence outside the gospels / B. The four gospels: 1. Scepticism about the historical value of the gospels 2. Some alternative approaches 3. Differences between the gospels 4. The origins of the gospels 5. Authorship and authority 6. The four evangelists - aims and methods 7. Corruption of the text? 8. Concluding assessment - Chapter 4 THE EVIDENCE OF ARCHAEOLOGY A. The nature of the evidence / B. Some examples of archaeological evidence: 1. General background to the life of Jesus 2. Light on some specific incidents in the gospels 3. The location of the passion stories / C. Conclusion - Chapter 5 JESUS IN HISTORY : A new image? / Jesus in his times / Historical realism / Faith and history - Notes - Index |
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