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Chapter 1
The Three Quests for theHistorical Jesus
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- 1977 DER SPEIGEL The Mirror
editor Jesus Son of Man
how the Christian Church daresappeal to a Jesus who never existed,to a mandate he never issued, and
to a claim that he was Gods son,which he never presumed forhimself
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-1985 Robert founded JESUS SEMINAR
- a group of about 150 critical scholars
and laymen who- meet twice a year effort to discover real Jesusbehind the Gospels and doctrine of the Church
-color-coded beads to vote-They produced new translations of the NewTestament and apocrypha to use as textualsources
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Jewish sage
Wisdom teacherCynic Philosopher
Countercultural critique
accidentally crucified
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-difference was first noted in the18th century
-German Scholar H.S. Reimarus
- Three diff. quest for theHistorical Jesus
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus
1694 1768 Manuscript
Message and intention of Jesus differ fromthe early church ---.G.E. Lessing Fragments
JESUS: free Israel from the Roman rulepostles: disappointed; secure their
position-created Christian story
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Reimarus contributions- recognized difference between
historical Jesus and Christ proclaimed
by Scriptures and Church- - pointed to difference between
History and Dogma-
- raised critical question who is Jesusof Nazareth?Suggested historical real Jesus can be
known through historical scholarship
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Leben Jesu books- ethical teacher,
friend of poor, ideal human being,a character of fiction
George Tyrrell toAdolf von Harnack
- rotestant face
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- Martin Kahler introduce a
distinction became part of thevocabulary of Christology
Jesus and Christ
Historical Jesus and
Historic, biblical Jesus
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Albert Schweitzer- 1875-1965
- liberal quest as great achievement of
German Theology yet flawed bec.Theologians pursuing it presupposedthat Jesus was a modern man. Jesus was
portrayed in their Own image-Jesus as apocalyptic preacher: died a failure
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- Christian Weisse = source Q
- William Wrede Mark Messianic secret
- Martin Kahler = Jesus of History and
Christ Faith
- Reimarus
Johannes Weiss Jesus be understood in the
context of 1
st
centurySchweitzer Palestinian Judaism
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1953 Ernst KasemannThe Problem of the Historical Jesus
New Methods of Historical-critical
scholarship(source, form, redaction criticism)
Bultmann and Karl Barth- continuity of
historical Jesus and Christ of Faith
Not burdened by rationalist,presuppositions of the Enlightenment
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Recognizing the Gospels while not themselveshistories contain historical material
Rejects myth and Docetism
It does not bypass the kerygma
Historical Jesus interpreted through kerygma
Historical Jesus helps us interpret the kerygma
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- Rediscovery of the Kerygma
- Many practitioners still remained halfliberal: easily dismissed miraculous asmythological
- much a product of modernity
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Early 1980s recover historical world of Jesus
using properly historical
methods and social sciencesrather than literary disciplines
Josephus first century Jewish historianQumran-Apocalyptic writings
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used social sciences
investigates
the structure of Galilean Family
social relationships
position of women
religious milieuways of handing down and expression of
tradition
Extent of Hellenistic Greek influence
impact of Roman domination and system of
taxation
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JESUS Seminar find the real Jesus hidden
behind the theology of theevangelist and dogma of the
ChurchRobert Funk Christ of the Christian faith
John Dominic Crossan and N.T.Wright
Gnostic Gospel of ThomasGospel of Peter
secret Gospel of Mark JESUS
Social Anthropology
Jewish Cynic Philosophermagician
open Commensality
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Jesus killed by romans Not byJews
Passion narrative ashypothetical Cross GospelResurrection Story as
legitimations of the leaders ofearly Church Leaders
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- Reconstructs Jesus as a wisdom teacher: socialexperiment
- Mark as real founder of Christianity
Jesus as Spirit person: charismatic sage and
healer social prophet a movement founder He was put to death because his social vision
threatened the dominant classes
Agnostic about after life
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Luke Timothy Johnson
an entrepreneurial venture
Does not represent consensus of scholars
Richard Haysmethodology as problematic
questionable selection and dating of sources
E. Brown
dangerous false impression
not added much to the knowledge of the
Historical Jesus
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First Quest
Flawed byEnlightenmentpresuppositions
Jesus of Historyand Christ of Faith
Priority of Mark
Q hypothesis
Third Quest
Application of Historical
and Social Studies Historical Jesus cannot
simply be identifiedwith real Jesus andcant be an object ofChristian Faith
Second Quest
Continuity of Jesus ofHistory and Christ of Faith
Defined the tools forhistorical-critical study oftext
Development of NT
Preaching of Jesus in hisown time