The methods and findings of the 300-year quest for the historical Jesus are significant for religious literacy today. What have the scholars been doing these 300 years? What are the criteria by which they decide what is historical? Does "the historical Jesus" mean "the REAL Jesus?" (No.) So what is the value of knowing about these historical explorations? How does all this relate to religious faith? How did we get from where Jesus was to where we are now? What were the early Jesus Communities like?
A Reflection on the Historical Jesus
Resources on the Historical Jesus and Early Christian Movements
