“I Believe...in Jesus Christ, His Only Son, Our Lord”: The Earthly Jesus and the Christ of Faith

Christians recognize that the earthly Jesus can never be captured fully by historical scholarship. They recognize as well that Christian faith is not based on historical reconstructions. These recognitions notwith-standing, Christians insist that some elements of Jesus' life, which are open to...

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Main Author: Galvin, John P. 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1996
In: Interpretation
Year: 1996, Volume: 50, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-382
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Summary:Christians recognize that the earthly Jesus can never be captured fully by historical scholarship. They recognize as well that Christian faith is not based on historical reconstructions. These recognitions notwith-standing, Christians insist that some elements of Jesus' life, which are open to historical research, are of central concern to Christian faith.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096439605000404