The 'third quest' for the historical Jesus
The 'third quest' is characterised by the attempt to set the historical Jesus firmly into the Jewish context of the first century and by its offering complete historical constructs about Jesus' whole life and work. The article aims at making a contribution in this regard by reflecting...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1995, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 325-356 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Ideal Type B Historicity B Christianity B Jesus Christ |
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| Summary: | The 'third quest' is characterised by the attempt to set the historical Jesus firmly into the Jewish context of the first century and by its offering complete historical constructs about Jesus' whole life and work. The article aims at making a contribution in this regard by reflecting on the 'historical' nature of such a construct and particularly on the question of where the quest should begin. It proposes a design of a social-scientific model : within the conceptual framework of Max Weber : in terms of which an 'ideal-type' of the life of Jesus of Nazareth can be construed. This ideal-type does not start with Jesus' relationship to John the Baptist, but with the traditions regarding Jesus' disgrace birth record and his a- familial ethos. His birth record and the banishment by his relatives in Nazareth reveal much about his ministry among, especially, ostracised children and other nobodies, and the trust he put in God as his 'Abba'. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_383 |