Rev. ed. of: Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduces the sources of our knowledge about Jesus, surveying the history and culture of his times, and presents some of the methods used to study the Gospels,

The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than

[This] is the most important question regarding the claims of the Christian faith. Certainly no question in modern religious history demands more attention or i

The earliest substantive sources available for historical Jesus research are in the Gospels themselves; when interpreted in their early Jewish setting, their pi