Historical Jesus: books, dissertations, articles
1. Articles / sections in books
Michael F. Bird & James G. Crossley, “Introduction.” In: Michael F. Bird, James G. Crossley, Scot McKnight & Maurice Casey (eds.) How did Christianity begin? A believer and non-believer examine the evidence. (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2008), pp. xv-xviii.
James G. Crossley, “The historical Jesus.” In: Michael F. Bird, James G. Crossley, Scot McKnight & Maurice Casey (eds.) How did Christianity begin? A believer and non-believer examine the evidence. (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2008), pp. 1-37.
2. Books and dissertations
Paul Feine, Jesus. (Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1930). [German]
Brian Douglas Han Gregg, The historical Jesus and the final judgment sayings in Q. (PhD diss. University of Notre Dame, 2005).
Wilhelm Heitmüller, Jesus. (Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1913). [German]
Martin Kähler, Der sogenannte historische Jesus und der geschichtliche, biblische Christus: Vortrag auf der Wupperthaler Pastoralkonferenz gehalten. (Leipzig: A. Deichert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Nachfolge (G. Böhme), 1892). – Classic work by the influential Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.
Martin Kähler, Gehört Jesus in das Evangelium? (Leipzig: A. Deichert, 1901).
Gerhard Kittel, Der ‘historische Jesus’. (Stimmen der Deutschen Christlichen Studentenbewegung 70.) (Berlin: Furche, 1932). – Note: distinctly anti-semitic. Kittel’s work was (directly and indirectly) internationally influential due to his editorship of the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament.
Graham H. Twelftree, Jesus the exorcist: a history of religions study. (PhD diss. University of Nottingham, 1981). [Free access on registration; uk.bl.ethos.290966 ]