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Author_Raymond Martin
biblical hermeneutics
Borg's View
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Christian epistemology
E. P. Sanders
Elisabeth SchSsler Fiorenza
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Elusive Messiah
Empty Tomb
Epistemological Imperialism
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Eschatological Prophet
faith
faith and rationality
Faith Response
Faith Seeking Understanding
gospels
historians
historical
Historical Jesus
Historical Jesus Scholars
Historical Jesus Studies
historical-critical analysis
J. D. Crossan
jesus
Jesus Seminar
John Meier
Johnson's View
Marcus J. Borg
Meier's Views
Miracle Stories
Multiperspectival Approach
philosophical approaches to Jesus research
religious philosophy
response
scholars
secular
Secular Historians
Secular Rationality
Secular Scholarship
studies
testament
Testament Authors
Testament Gospels
Testament Scholars
Testament Texts
theological methodology
Traditional Christian Beliefs
Wright's View
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780813391489
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 May 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What might the findings of researchers engaged in the quest for the historical Jesus mean to Christians? In posing this question and others, The Elusive Messiah opens a window for looking anew at the age old problem of faith vs. reason.To fully understand the implications of the historical search, Raymond Martin suggests we must first examine the inquiries of the individual scholars. In the book's first section, he provides an insightful overview into the major players who have written on the subject, among them E. P. Sanders, John Meier, Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza, J. D. Crossan, and Luke Timothy Johnson.In his second section, Martin discusses various Christian responses to the challenges presented by the historians' work. Martin goes on to argue philosophically that faith and reason are able to coexist alongside each other, and then suggests how this may be the key to Christianity's future.Through readily understandable language and examples, Martin poses basic questions, looks for the answers, and explains how these answers correspond to the overall problem. His accessible writing synthesizes complex academic arguments in ways that bring them down to earth, enabling Christians and other readers to understand what is being claimed and to test these claims for meaningfulness.
Raymond Martin is professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland. Among his many publishing credits are Self-Concern, The Past Within Us, and Self and Identity. He has won numerous teaching and scholarly awards.
