The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research: A Prolegomenon to a Future Quest for the Historical Jesus

ISBN-13: 9781032332826 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 312 str.

United Kingdom.) Rowlands Jonathan (St Mellitus College

Opis

This book interrogates the theological and philosophical foundations of the Quest for the historical Jesus, taking a multidisciplinary approach to historical Jesus research and making a significant, original contribution to the field. Suitable for students and scholars of New Testament studies and historical Jesus research.

Spis treści

Part I: Worldview and Historiographical Decision-Making; 1. Theology and History, Then and Now; 2. Defining Metaphysics; 3. The Concept of a Worldview; 4. Worldviews and Historiography; 5. Characterising Secular Scholarship; Part II: Worldviews and Historical Jesus Research; 6. Metaphysics and the First Quest; 7. Metaphysics and the Second Quest; 8. Metaphysics and the Third Quest; 9. Metaphysics and N. T. Wright; 10. Expanding the Boundaries of Historical Jesus Research.

O autorze

Jonathan Rowlands is Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Theology at St. Mellitus College, UK. This is his first monograph and he has had articles published in Novum Testamentum, Journal of Theological Interpretation, and Journal of Pentecostal Theology.