Third Quest for the historical Jesus
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The Third Quest for the historical Jesus is a late-20th-century scholarly movement that reexamines Jesus of Nazareth within his first-century Jewish context using interdisciplinary historical, archaeological, and textual methods.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
approach to the historical Jesus
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research program ⓘ scholarly movement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
reconstruct the life of Jesus of Nazareth
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situate Jesus within Second Temple Judaism ⓘ understand Jesus as a historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
E. P. Sanders
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Geza Vermes NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. G. Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ John Dominic Crossan NERFINISHED ⓘ John P. Meier NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus J. Borg NERFINISHED ⓘ N. T. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildsOn |
advances in Jewish studies
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developments in archaeology of the Holy Land ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
attention to archaeology of first-century Palestine
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critical historical methodology ⓘ focus on Jesus’ Jewish identity ⓘ greater use of Jewish sources ⓘ use of social-scientific models ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
ahistorical Christology
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purely theological portraits of Jesus ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Jewish background of Jesus
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first-century Jewish context of Jesus ⓘ |
| field |
New Testament studies
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biblical studies ⓘ historical Jesus research ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jesus of Nazareth
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historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
international scholarship
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primarily Western academia ⓘ |
| involves |
analysis of canonical gospels
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analysis of non-canonical early Christian texts ⓘ study of Dead Sea Scrolls ⓘ study of Josephus ⓘ study of Second Temple Jewish literature ⓘ study of early rabbinic traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse | primarily English ⓘ |
| predecessor |
First Quest for the historical Jesus
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Second Quest for the historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Quest for the historical Jesus
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Second Quest for the historical Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
contemporary era
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
academic monographs
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journal articles ⓘ scholarly conferences ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
archaeological methods
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historical methods ⓘ interdisciplinary methods ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
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