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An 8 page research paper that offers summations and discussion of 3 books. E.P. Sanders in The Historical Figure of Jesus (1993); John D. Crossan in The Historical Jesus; The Life of a Mediterranean Peasant (1991); and Gerd Theissen and Annette Merz in The Historical Jesus (1996) present scholarly, well-researched accounts of what is known historically of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. This examination of these books, first of all, look briefly at each volume and then offers discussion. No additional sources cited.
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Theissen and Annette Merz in The Historical Jesus (1996) present scholarly, well-researched accounts of what is known historically of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The following examination of these
books, first of all, look briefly at each volume and then offers discussion. E.P. Sanders -- Historical Figure of Jesus E.P. Sanders, professor of region at Duke University, begins
his text in his Preface by recounting the standard opinion that there is very little historical evidence concerning the life of Jesus (Sanders xiii). He then goes on, however, to
relate his own view, which is that, actually, "We know a lot about Jesus" (Sanders xiv). The structure of Sanders text is straightforward, 17 chapters that address various issues,
such as "The Problems with Primary Sources" (chapter 6) or "Miracles" (chapter 10). The text is heavily referenced and scholarly, with the end notes section referring to extensive use of
primary and secondary sources. Sanders helps the reader to comprehend the Judaic world of Jesus time. He begins his examination with a brief sketch of Jesus life drawn primarily
from the gospels and the historical writing of Josephus. This brief biography skips any references to supernatural origin relating to Jesus birth, but rather dwells on placing Jesus life within
the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospels of Luke and Matthew, is addressed later in the book.
Sanders, in discussing the various titles applied to Jesus in the New Testament, explores the title "Son of God." Due to this title, modern readers "often think that Son of
God meant a male conceived in the absence of human semen or even a male half human and half divine" (Sanders 243). Sanders points out that while this notion would
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