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Mosaic in <span class=SpellE>Hagia</span> Sophia, 12<sup>th</sup> century; general use</span>)</p> </div> <![if !mso]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><![if !mso & !vml]>&nbsp;<![endif]><![if !vml]></td> </tr> </table> </span><![endif]><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" style='width:360.75pt; 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Jesus and the politics of his day; the theology and ethics of Jesus; Jesus among ancient sages, prophets, and miracle workers; and related topics.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Students should leave the course with a more comprehensive understanding of the historical, theological, and contemporary issues at stake in contemporary Jesus Research.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Evaluation is based upon class presentation, writing, and examination.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>(<b>HIPHI</b>)<tt><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></tt></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Objectives</h2> <p class=MsoNormal>This course has been designed with the following goals in view:</p> <p class=MsoNormal> <span class=GramE>to</span> provide a comprehensive study of the life, message, and activity of Jesus within his own ancient historical context in first century <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Palestine</st1:City></st1:place>.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> to initiate the participants of the course into the intermediate level of Gospel criticism, which will allow for a more sophisticated conception of Jesus as he appears in the earliest written testimonies to his life and mission.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> <span class=GramE>to</span> read the most significant contributions to the Historical Jesus movement(s), from its origins to the present.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> <span class=GramE>to</span> begin forming one s own synthesis regarding the life and teachings of Jesus.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Evaluation</h2> <p class=MsoNormal> Class Participation (20%):<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Students will be responsible for reading the assigned texts prior to the scheduled class day.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They will also be responsible for commenting upon the assigned texts, asking critical questions, and completing in class exercises.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>This includes completion of the <b>Topical</b> <b>Commentary</b> assignment, explained on the first day of class.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> Special Presentations (20%):<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Students will complete and present before their peers one of the special topics <b>Reports</b> listed in the syllabus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The presentation will include:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>a) a ten-minute in class presentation; b) a five-page written report that summarizes the topic; c) addressing student (and instructor) questions regarding the topic of the presentation.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> Papers (40%):<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Students will compose one five-page <b>Position Paper</b> on a particular topic (for options, see below).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The paper must critically utilize all relevant materials covered in the course, as it makes its claims.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>These may include material from the NT and apocryphal gospels, other ancient writings, and contemporary models of Historical Jesus Research.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The due dates and topics of these papers are clearly listed on the syllabus.</p> <p class=MsoNormal> Final Examination (20%):<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A written examination (open resource), primarily in essay format, will judge students abilities to think in disciplined and creative ways, regarding the life of Jesus.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoHeading7><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Absences<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>More than three absences from the course will affect grading.</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoHeading7><span style='mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Academic Honesty<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText>The following code will be written and signed on every examination and graded paper:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span> On my honor, I pledge that I have not given, received, or tolerated others use of unauthorized aid in completing this work. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>All written work is to be completed independently, unless otherwise noted by the instructor. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Using the ideas and/or words of another writer and representing them as your own may constitute plagiarism. It is your responsibility to give credit to those whose ideas and language you utilize when you write.<span style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoBodyText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Disability Services<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE> Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) work together to ensure  reasonable accommodation and non-discrimination for students with disabilities in higher education.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A student who has a physical, psychiatric / emotional, medical, learning, or <span class=SpellE>attentional</span> disability that may have an effect on the student s ability to complete assigned course work should contact the Disability Services Coordinator in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Advising</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, who will review the concerns and decide with the student what accommodations are necessary. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.gustavus.edu/~celledge/Rel-290Present.htm">Presentation Schedule</a>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Click here to view your individual presentation topics and the dates when they are due.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2>Required Texts</h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Barker, Gregory, <span class=GramE>ed</span>. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><i>Jesus in the World s Faiths:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Leading Thinkers from Five<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>Religions Reflect on His Meaning</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>Orbis</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><span class=SpellE>Maryknoll</span></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>, 2005.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Dawes, Gregory W., <span class=GramE>ed</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Historical Jesus Quest: Landmarks in the Search for the <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Jesus of History</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on">Louisville</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Westminster</st1:place></st1:City> / John Knox Press, 2000.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>[An </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE>anthology</span> of some of the most important statements about the Historical Jesus]</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Elledge</span>, C.D.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>The Bible and the <st1:place w:st="on">Dead Sea</st1:place> Scrolls</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Society of Biblical Literature, </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>2005.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>[A brief introduction to <st1:place w:st="on">Qumran</st1:place>, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the <span class=SpellE>Essenes</span>, and </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span><span class=GramE>their</span> significance for Jesus research]</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Patterson, Stephen J., Hans-<span class=SpellE>Gebhard</span> <span class=SpellE>Bethge</span>, James M. Robinson.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Fifth Gospel: The <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Penn.</st1:State></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Trinity Press International, </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>1998.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>[A recently discovered apocryphal gospel of Jesus sayings]</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Stanton, Graham.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Gospels and Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE>Second edition.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oxford</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span><span class=GramE>Press, 2002.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>[The main textbook for the course]</p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u>A Bible with Apocrypha is required for the course and should be brought to all regular meetings of the class</u></b>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Links to web resources are clearly indicated on the syllabus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h1>I.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Ancient Evidence for Jesus:</h1> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>What is our early evidence for Jesus, both within and beyond the New Testament?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feb 12<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Introduction to the Course</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 1-12</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feb 14<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Selection of Presentation Topics</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Selection of Topical Commentary Topics</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Selection of Position Paper Topics</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Ancient Evidence for Jesus:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A Panoramic View</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 122-32, 135-51</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feb 19<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Mark:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Our Earliest Written Gospel</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 37-57</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feb 21<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>The Two-Source Gospel Hypothesis</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 13-36</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red'>1.Report</span></span><span style='color:red'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Mark and the  Messianic Secret (Christine)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading><b>Feb 26<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Matthew:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Jesus, the Culmination of the Torah</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 58-78</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red'>2.Report</span></span><span style='color:red'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Matthew s Portrayal of the Pharisees (Allison)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Feb 28<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Luke:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Jesus, the Prophet of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Israel</st1:place></st1:country-region></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 79-96</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red'>3.Report</span></span><span style='color:red'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Luke s Portrayal of Women (David)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mar 4<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.religiousstudies.uncc.edu/jdtabor/Qluke.html">The Q<span style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> Source</span></a> (link)</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 18-26<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mar 6<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>The Gospel of John</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 97-121</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold'>4.Report</span></span><span style='color:red;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span> The Jews in John s Gospel</span><span style='color:red'>&nbsp;(Amanda)<b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoFooter style='tab-stops:.5in center 3.0in right 6.0in'><b>Mar 11<o:p></o:p></b></p> <h3>Gospel of Thomas</h3> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 122-139; <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Fifth Gospel</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'> (all)</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red'>5.Report</span></span><span style='color:red'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Some Authentic Sayings of Jesus in <i>Thomas</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'> (Drew)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mar 13<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoIndexHeading>Other NT Apocrypha</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Readings</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>: <a href="http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/gospelpeter-brown.html"><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Gospel of Peter</a> (link); <a href="http://www.cygnus-study.com/pageinf.html">Infancy Gospel of Thomas</a> (link)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:364.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:364.0pt'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>Mar 18<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Greco-Roman <span class=SpellE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>Testimonia</i></span><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'> and Jewish Sources<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Readings</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Gospels and Jesus</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>, 140-151<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red;mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>6.Report</span></span><span style='color:red;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Josephus on Jesus, James, and John the Baptist (Nick)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Please attend the lecture, </p> <p class=MsoNormal> Discovering the Lost Tomb of Herod the Great </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE>(Ehud <span class=SpellE>Netzer</span>, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hebrew</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jerusalem</st1:place></st1:City>) in Wallenberg Auditorium at 7:30pm.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:364.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2 style='tab-stops:364.0pt'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Mar 20 <u><o:p></o:p></u></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>***** Topical Commentary Due<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Weighing the Evidence<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Readings</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>: </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Gospels and Jesus</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>, 164-177, 292-299<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight: normal'>March 21-30<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Spring Break</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>II<span class=GramE>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The</span> World that Jesus Lived In:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>What is our evidence for understanding <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Palestine</st1:place></st1:City> during the time of Jesus?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Apr 1<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Jesus and His Contemporaries:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Pharisees, Sadducees, <span class=SpellE>Essenes</span>, Fourth Philosophy, <span class=SpellE>Sicarii</span>, Zealots, </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>John the Baptist, Miscellaneous Holy Men, Prophets, and Royal Pretenders</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City></st1:place>:<u> <a href="http://www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in/resources/english/etext-project/history/warjew/"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"'>Josephus on the Jewish Sects (War book II chapter 8)</span></a></u> (link); <i>Gospels and Jesu</i>s, 178-189, 255-268<u>;<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>    </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Bible and the <st1:place w:st="on">Dead Sea</st1:place> Scrolls</i>, 33-54</p> <p class=MsoIndex1><span class=GramE><span style='color:red;font-weight:normal'>7.Report</span></span><span style='color:red;font-weight:normal'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>What was the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist? (Mark)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoIndex1><span class=GramE><span style='color:red;font-weight:normal'>8.Report</span></span><span style='color:red;font-weight:normal'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Who was Judas the Galilean? (Jake)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Apr 3<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>The Dead Sea Scrolls and the <st1:place w:st="on">Qumran</st1:place> Community</p> <p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Rule of the Community; Some Works of the Torah<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls</i> (<span class=SpellE>chs</span>. 1-2, 4)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Apr 8<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>The Dead Sea Scrolls and the <st1:place w:st="on">Qumran</st1:place> Community</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls</i> (<span class=SpellE>chs</span>. 5-7)</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='color:red'>9.Report</span></span><span style='color:red'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Some Messiahs from <st1:place w:st="on">Qumran</st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521) and the  Son of God Text (4Q246) (Matt)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Apr 10<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Temple</st1:City></st1:place> and Its Priesthood</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Roman Rule in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Palestine</st1:place></st1:City></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 269-287</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>10<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Who were Herod the Great and Herod Antipas?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>(Todd)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>11<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Who was Joseph Caiaphas?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>(Heidi)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>12<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Who was Pontius Pilate?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>(Abby)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoIndex1>Apr 15</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Jesus, the <st1:place w:st="on">Galilee</st1:place>, and Archaeology</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:-.5in'><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><u><a href="http://www.basarchive.org/bswbSearch.asp?PubID=BSBA&amp;Volume=18&amp;Issue=1&amp;ArticleID=4"><span class=SpellE><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"'>Gamla</span></span></a> (link); </u><a href="http://www.basarchive.org/bswbSearch.asp?PubID=BSBA&amp;Volume=26&amp;Issue=1&amp;ArticleID=5"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"'>Bethsaida</span></a> (link); <a href="http://www.basarchive.org/bswbSearch.asp?PubID=BSBA&amp;Volume=18&amp;Issue=3&amp;ArticleID=5"><span class=SpellE><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"'>Sepphoris</span></span></a> (link); <i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 154-163</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>13<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Crucifixion:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Archaeological Evidence (Veronica)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h1><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></h1> <h1>III<span class=GramE>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The</span> Quest of the Historical Jesus:</h1> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"'>How have scholars used the evidence to make important claims about Jesus?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading>&nbsp;</p> <h4>Apr 17</h4> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Reimarus</span>, Strauss</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Dawes, <i>Historical Jesus Quest; Gospels and Jesus, </i>232-239 </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>14<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>Geza</span> <span class=SpellE>Vermes</span> on Jesus <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Apr 22<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal>Schweitzer, <span class=SpellE>Kähler</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Dawes, <i>Historical Jesus Quest</i> </p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>15<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>E.P. Sanders on Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Apr 24</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Käsemann</span>, Current Approaches</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Link:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><a href="http://www.basarchive.org/bswbSearch.asp?PubID=BSBKSJ&amp;Volume=0&amp;Issue=0&amp;ArticleID=5">Borg</a>,  Portraits of Jesus </p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>: <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Dawes, <i>Historical Jesus Quest</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>16<span class=GramE>.Report</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>John Dominic <span class=SpellE>Crossan</span> on Jesus (Scott)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>17.Report:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Richard Horsley on Jesus (Dan)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h1>IV<span class=GramE>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Position</span> Papers:</h1> <p class=MsoBodyText2><b>How do <i><u>you</u></i> use the available evidence to address the following questions in Jesus research?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>Apr 29<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoFooter style='tab-stops:.5in center 3.0in right 6.0in'><b><u>***** Position Paper #1 Due</u></b>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Did Jesus Believe He Was the Messiah?</i></p> <p class=MsoFooter style='tab-stops:.5in center 3.0in right 6.0in'><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 240-254; <i>Bible and the <st1:place w:st="on">Dead Sea</st1:place> Scrolls</i>, 123-128</p> <p class=MsoFooter style='tab-stops:.5in center 3.0in right 6.0in'>In class discussions and debates</p> <p class=MsoFooter style='tab-stops:.5in center 3.0in right 6.0in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>May 1<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u>***** Position Paper #2 Due:</u><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></b><i>What Did Jesus Mean by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Kingdom</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">God</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>?</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on">Readings</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Gospels and Jesus</i>, 203-231; <i>Bible and the <st1:place w:st="on">Dead Sea</st1:place> Scrolls</i>, 129-130</p> <p class=MsoNormal>In class discussions and debates</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>May 6<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>***** Position Paper #3 Due</span></u></b><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Why Was Jesus Crucified</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Readings</span></st1:place></st1:City><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Gospels and Jesus</i><span style='mso-bidi-font-style: italic'>, 269-291<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>In class discussions and debates&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>May 8<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Jesus and Contemporary Conspiracy Theories<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'> The Jesus Tomb Controversy <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>In class video and discussion<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>V.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Jesus and World Religions:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>How do the major religions of the world respond to Jesus today?<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></b></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>May 13</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoIndexHeading>Buddhism and Hinduism</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>: <i><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Jesus in the World s Faiths</i>, 1-46, 79-112</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Assignment</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Prepare a typed, one-page statement, comparing and contrasting your views about Jesus with those you find expressed in the readings.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2>May 15<span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoIndexHeading>Islam and Judaism</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>: <i>Jesus in the World s Faiths</i>, 113-182</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Assignment</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Prepare a typed, one-page statement, comparing and contrasting your views about Jesus with those you find expressed in the readings.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>May 20<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Jesus and Christianity</p> <p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Readings</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Jesus in the World s Faiths</i>, 47-78</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Conclusion</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'>Assignment</span>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Prepare a typed, one-page statement, comparing and contrasting your views about Jesus with those you find expressed in the readings.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <h2><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Final Examination:<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoIndexHeading><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Topical Commentary Assignment</h1> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Each member of the course will prepare a commentary on one of the five topics listed below.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The commentary will provide programmatic reflection upon an important issue in Jesus research, by charting a single motif or issue throughout the ancient evidence for Jesus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>By composing this index, each student will be prepared to serve as  class specialist on the motif or issue in question.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Individual entries in the Commentary need only be two to three complete sentences in length.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The entire commentary is to be submitted in typed form.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Options for General Commentary Assignments (two to three sentences per entry)</p> <p class=MsoNormal>1.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>What honorific titles and terms are used of Jesus in the Gospel?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>2.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>What does Jesus say about the  kingdom [of God, heaven, etc.]?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>3.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>What miracles does Jesus perform?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>What do they mean?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>4.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>What are the conflicts at stake in Jesus controversies / disagreements with other persons / groups?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>5.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>What kinds of interactions does Jesus have with other persons and groups?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>What </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=GramE>are</span> their respective responses to him?</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Example (for question 1 above):</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> </div> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:auto; mso-break-type:section-break'> </span> <div class=Section2> <p class=MsoNormal>Mk 1:1</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'>Jesus is referred to as  son of God in the first verse of the Gospel.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>This is the first honorific title used of him in the entire work.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The meaning of this title, however, is not defined, and one must look forward to the definition of Jesus identity in the remainder of the Gospel to find its true meaning.</p> </div> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:auto; mso-break-type:section-break'> </span> <div class=Section3> <p class=MsoBodyText>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoBodyText>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Position Papers</h1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Each student will complete one of the three position papers assigned on the syllabus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Position papers are assigned in order to challenge students to state and defend their own opinion on a controversial or problematic question in the history of Jesus Research.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The three position papers directly address the following questions:</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>*<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span><i>Did Jesus believe he was the Messiah?<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>*<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span><i>What did Jesus mean by the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Kingdom</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">God</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>?</i></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>*<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>          </span><i>Why was Jesus crucified?<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Students will begin to understand the deeper issues at stake in each question through a careful reading of all primary and secondary literature assigned on the syllabus.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The individual position paper will (a) state the student s own position in clear and concise terms, (b) affirm the student s position with the most relevant evidence, and (c) draw attention to the larger implications of the student s position for understanding Jesus, Early Judaism and Christianity, or Christian theology.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <h1>Bibliography for Projects and Research</h1> <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal>In addition to the following works, you may wish to consult the <a href="http://www.basarchive.org/bswbBrowse.asp">Biblical Archaeology Society</a> online archive (on campus use only), as well as the Anchor Bible Dictionary available in the reference section of the library.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>Braaten</span></span><span class=GramE>, Carl E and Roy A. Harrisville.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>The Historical Jesus and the <span class=SpellE>Kerygmatic</span> Christ:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE><i>Essays on the New Quest of the Historical Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Abingdon, 1964.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Borg, Marcus J.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Conflict, Holiness, and Politics in the Teachings of Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Harrisburg</st1:place></st1:City>, </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Penn.</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Trinity Press International, 1998. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>_____.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span class=GramE><i>Jesus in Contemporary Scholarship</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Valley Forge</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Penn.</st1:State></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Trinity Press </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE>International, 1994.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Bornkamm</span>, <span class=SpellE>Günther</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>Jesus of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nazareth</st1:place></st1:City></i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Trans. <span class=GramE>I and F. <span class=SpellE>McLuskey</span> with J. Robinson.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Harper, 1960.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Brown, Raymond E.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Death of the Messiah</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE>2 vols.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Doubleday, 1994.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Bultmann</span>, Rudolf.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>Jesus and the Word</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>, C. Scribner s Sons, 1958.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Cadbury, H.J.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Eclipse of the Historical Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Wallingford</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Penn.</st1:State></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>Pendle</span> Hill </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE>Publications, 1964.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>Cameron, Ron.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Other Gospels</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Westminster</st1:place></st1:City>, 1982.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Charlesworth</span>, James H.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style: normal'>Jesus and the <st1:place w:st="on">Dead Sea</st1:place> Scrolls</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Anchor Bible Reference </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE>Library.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Doubleday, 1992.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Chilton, Bruce.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Doubleday, 2000.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE>Chilton, Bruce and Craig A. Evans.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Studying the Historical Jesus:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Evaluations of the <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE><i>State of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Current</st1:place></st1:State> Research</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Leiden</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Brill, 1994.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Crossan</span>, John Dominic.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Historical Jesus: The Life of a <st1:place w:st="on">Mediterranean</st1:place> Jewish <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Peasant</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>HarperSanFrancisco</span>, 1991.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>_____.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Jesus:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A Revolutionary Biography</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>HarperSanFrancisco</span>, 1994.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE>Dahl, Nils <span class=SpellE>Alstrup</span>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Jesus the Christ:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Historical Origins of Christological Doctrine</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Minneapolis</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Fortress Press, 1991.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Dunn, James D.G.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Evidence for Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Westminster</st1:place></st1:City>, 1985.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Ehrman</span>, Bart D.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Jesus:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><span class=GramE>Oxford</span></st1:PlaceName><span class=GramE> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></span></st1:place><span class=GramE> Press, 1999.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal>_____.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><i>The New Testament:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oxford</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Press, 2000.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>Evans, Craig A.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Life of Jesus Research:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>An Annotated Bibliography</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Leiden</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Brill, </p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>1989.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>_____.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><i>Jesus</i><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'> and His Contemporaries: Comparative Studies</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Leiden</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Brill, 1995.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Fredriksen</span>, Paula.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>From Jesus to Christ:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Origin of the New Testament Images of <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><i>Jesus</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on">New Haven</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Conn.</st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yale</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Press, 1988.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Freyne</span>, <span class=SpellE>Séan</span>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class=GramE><i>Galilee</i></span></st1:place><span class=GramE><i>, Jesus, and the Gospels</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philadelphia</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Fortress Press, 1988.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE>Funk, Robert W. and Roy W. Hoover.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>The Five Gospels:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The Search for the Authentic <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=GramE><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Words of Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE>The Jesus Seminar.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=SpellE>HarperSanFrancisco</span>, 1997. </p> <p class=MsoNormal>Horsley, Richard A.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>Jesus and the Spiral of Violence:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Popular Jewish Resistance in <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><i>Roman Palestine</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Harper &amp; Row, 1987.</p> <p class=MsoNormal>_____.<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span class=GramE><i>Sociology and the Jesus Movement</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:State>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Crossroad, 1989.</p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Hultgren</span>, <span class=SpellE>Arland</span> J.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><i>The Parables of Jesus:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A Commentary</i>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Grand Rapids</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Mich.</st1:State></st1:place>:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span class=SpellE><span class=GramE>Eerdmans</span></span><span class=GramE>, 2000.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span class=SpellE>Jeremias</span>, Joachim.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE><i>The Parables of Jesus</i>.</span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><span class=GramE>Trans.