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 ]

1. Historical Jesus – articles

David B. Gowler, “The modern quest for the historical Jesus”. In: What are they saying about the historical Jesus? (New York: Paulist Press, 2007).

Mark T. Schuler, Recent archaeology of Galilee and the interpretation of texts from the Galilean ministry of Jesus. Concordia Theological Quarterly 71.2 (2007), pp. 99-116.

2. Archaeology

Mark T. Schuler, Recent archaeology of Galilee and the interpretation of texts from the Galilean ministry of Jesus. Concordia Theological Quarterly 71.2 (2007), pp. 99-116.

3. Women and Gender – articles

Rekha M. Chennattu, n.d. “Women in the mission of the church: an interpretation of John 4.” (n.d.)

Grant R. Osborne, “Hermeneutics and women in the church.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.4 (1977) 337-352.

David M. Scholer, “Feminist hermeneutics and evangelical biblical interpretation.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 30.4 (1987) 407-420.

Fixed some links and updated some bibliographic information on the Historical Jesus: books and articles page:

David L. Bartlett, “The Historical Jesus and the Life of Faith”. Christian Century 109.16 (1992): 489-493.  – Review article on Meier, A Marginal Jew and Crossan, The Historical Jesus; reproduced at Religion-Online.

David B. Batstone, “Jesus, Apocalyptic, and World Transformation”, Theology Today 49.3 (1992): 383-97.

M.-É. Boismard o.p., “In What Year Was Jesus Born?”, On-line article at the École Biblique web site. [French Version] [links appear to have gone dead after changes to webdesign]

Marcus J. Borg, “Me & Jesus — the Journey Home: An Odyssey”. The Fourth R 6.4 (1993).

I have added new Audio and Video pages here:

Paul the Apostle: Audio and Video

and here:

Historical Jesus: Audio and Video