I Believe in the Historical Jesus

by I. Howard Marshall

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Few would deny that a person named Jesus lived and died during the firstcentury of this era. Yet opinions differ widely as to the reliability of theNew Testament record of his life.In I Believe in the Historical Jesus, Marshall surveys the quest for thehistorical Jesus from the 19th century to the present, examines the methodsused to extract historical information from the gospels, and investigatesthe role faith plays in a study of the life of Jesus.The gospel accounts of Jesus are reliable show more historically, not merely literaryproductions impossible to penetrate from an historical perspective, andMarshall's work is a ringing affirmation of belief in the historical Jesus.This edition includes a new epilogue and updated bibliography.I. Howard Marshall is Emeritus Professor of New Testament Exegesis andHonorary Research Professor at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, wherehe supervises postgraduate students in their theological studies. ProfessorMarshall's area of research has been Luke-Acts, the Pastoral Epistles andthe theology of New Testament writers. show less

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I. Howard Marshall is Honorary Research Professor of New Testament at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, History
DDC/MDS
232.9ReligionChristianityJesus Christ and his familyFamily and life of Jesus
LCC
BT303.2 .M38Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionDoctrinal TheologyDoctrinal TheologyChristologyLife of Christ

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