The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels - Hardcover

Johnson, Luke Timothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060641770 ISBN 13: 9780060641771

Publisher: Harper San Francisco, 1996

Synopsis

Refuting the idea that history determines faith, a theologian and scholar argues that the quest for the historical Jesus is a misguided effort and that the "real" Jesus can be found in the pages of the New Testament. $20,000 ad/promo.

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Review:

Written as a response to the increasing number of books that supposedly reveal the 'real' historical nature of Jesus, this volume effectively demolishes the reliability of the 'historical criticism' technique that has been touted as some sort of magic formula that can lead to the Gospels being discounted as fact. Johnson demonstrates that underlying all the New Testament books is the theme of Jesus as the suffering, dying and resurrected saviour. They are not meant to be read as historical documents but articles of faith that recount early Christian's spiritual experiences and revelations. Paul is shown not to be the founder of Christianity who imposed his beliefs on other communities of Christians but instead someone who was communicating with others who ALREADY shared the belief as Jesus as the risen Christ. All agnostics and athiests should read this book. It helped my faith enormously. --Reader

About the Author:

Dr. Luke Timothy Johnson is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper San Francisco
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060641770
• ISBN 13: 9780060641771
• Binding: Hardcover