tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post1346210903558720940..comments2024-03-19T00:26:30.753-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: What Jesus Books Would You Use? - Le DonneAnthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-16524238282560280422014-01-23T22:03:17.542-08:002014-01-23T22:03:17.542-08:00Bond: Historical Jesus (Guide for the Perplexed)
B...Bond: Historical Jesus (Guide for the Perplexed)<br />Burridge: Four Gospels, One Jesus?<br />Wright: The Challenges of JesusBig Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06843477778608708775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-55462186698907525702014-01-23T16:43:48.481-08:002014-01-23T16:43:48.481-08:00Since it's "tomorrow," another list:...Since it's "tomorrow," another list:<br />Eric Eve, Behind the Gospels (because recommended here)<br />Graham Stanton, The Gospels and Jesus <br />Stephen Prothero, American Jesus<br />The wild card: Richard Horsley, Jesus and Empire <br /><br />So far it seems most choices are books on the historical Jesus, and only a few on the gospels. Not sure what, if anything, that says... <br /><br />Eric T. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-59544678122204888262014-01-23T15:01:06.426-08:002014-01-23T15:01:06.426-08:00Kenneth Bailey "Jesus Through Middle Eastern ...Kenneth Bailey "Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes" (and add the earlier two books as backup)<br />Richard Bauckham "Jesus and the Eyewitnesses"<br />NT Wright and Marcus Borg "The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions"BarabbasFreedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09337347571496873297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-44930546749866979022014-01-23T12:09:54.263-08:002014-01-23T12:09:54.263-08:00Keener, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels
Alliso...Keener, The Historical Jesus of the Gospels<br />Allison, Constructing Jesus<br />IVP Dictionary of Jesus & GospelsJohn Hundleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588433292493108921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-46624777675702503602014-01-23T07:18:21.240-08:002014-01-23T07:18:21.240-08:00Tough question. I would have them read the entire...Tough question. I would have them read the entire book from Keener, and only selections from Wright and Bauckham.<br /><br />1. N. T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God<br />2. Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses<br />3. Craig Keener, The Historical Jesus of the GospelsBobby Nemethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211180066640576739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-49755836662162593402014-01-23T04:28:37.700-08:002014-01-23T04:28:37.700-08:00E.P. Sanders, *Jesus and Judaism*.
Ben Meyer, *The...E.P. Sanders, *Jesus and Judaism*.<br />Ben Meyer, *The Aims of Jesus*.<br />David Flusser, *Jesus*.<br /><br />IIRC, the first two were assigned in the first class on Jesus that I ever took.John C. Poiriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-7179999952814096922014-01-23T01:31:30.278-08:002014-01-23T01:31:30.278-08:00Helen Bond, The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the ...Helen Bond, The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed<br />Dale Allison, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus<br />Greg Carey, Sinners: Jesus and His Earliest FollowersChris Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12007521996155910288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-22817665739361608212014-01-22T20:19:24.924-08:002014-01-22T20:19:24.924-08:00Edward Adams, Parallel Lives
David Cartlidge, Docu...Edward Adams, Parallel Lives<br />David Cartlidge, Documents for the Study of the Gospels<br />Ed Blum and Paul Harvey, The Color of Christ: The Son of God and the Saga of Race in America<br /><br />If I had a fourth option, probably a curve ball like George Aichele's Simulating Jesus. And if you ask me tomorrow, I'd probably come with up four different books. <br /><br />Eric T. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-7716704249025231692014-01-22T17:50:44.718-08:002014-01-22T17:50:44.718-08:00Amen :) hahaAmen :) hahaGreg Monettehttp://gregmonette.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-23251855414736604742014-01-22T16:44:50.558-08:002014-01-22T16:44:50.558-08:00Raymond Brown, Introduction to the New Testament
D...Raymond Brown, Introduction to the New Testament<br />Dale B. Martin, New Testament History and Literature<br />Amy-Jill Levine, et. al.,eds., Jewish Annotated New Testament<br />E.P. Sanders, Jesus and Judaism<br />Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright, The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions<br /><br />The Sanders one is probably a bit of a stretch for the beginning audience, but I feel that it represents such as forthright challenge to conventional Christian theological assumption about Jesus that it's really a must-read.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785536166985273625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-33581235501423314692014-01-22T16:26:02.171-08:002014-01-22T16:26:02.171-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-62293198914388632642014-01-22T13:56:51.557-08:002014-01-22T13:56:51.557-08:00Which LeDonne book was this?Which LeDonne book was this?Fernandonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-71790921497796506722014-01-22T12:55:33.656-08:002014-01-22T12:55:33.656-08:00Spoken like a true CA Evans disciple!
-anthonySpoken like a true CA Evans disciple!<br /><br />-anthonyAnthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-82852102791346893272014-01-22T12:49:29.932-08:002014-01-22T12:49:29.932-08:001) Mark Strauss', Four Portraits, One Jesus
2)...1) Mark Strauss', Four Portraits, One Jesus<br />2) Robert Stein's, Jesus The Messiah<br />3) Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (Second Edition)<br />Greg Monettehttp://gregmonette.com/blognoreply@blogger.com