Next Quest historical Jesus
I am studying a lot in the historical Jesus area of discussion. I know the “Next Quest” for the historical Jesus was a term coined by Chris Keith in 2021. I tried finding more info using Logos. I did not come up with much scholarly data. I also read Wikipedia and want further materials.
I read this book. James H. Charlesworth, The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2008). I tried searching for the phase on the Logos website: https://www.logos.com/search?query=%22historical%20Jesus%22&sortBy=Relevance&limit=60&page=1&ownership=all&geographicAvailability=availableToMe and found a lot of stuff but then I could not put a date restriction to 2020 or later. I decided to start with Schweitzer. The Quest of the Historical Jesus General Ebooks (faithlife.com)
I am trying to procure this book.
Crossley, James, and Robert J. Myles. Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict. John Hunt Publishing, 2023.
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I would start with the first book and trail its rabbit trails through footnotes/bibliography. Then I would search for papers and books that referenced the first book.
The "Next Quest" for the historical Jesus isn't centered around a single group of scholars, but rather a movement with various researchers contributing new approaches. Here's how to explore who's involved:
- "The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus" book: Edited by James Crossley and Chris Keith, this book is a great starting point. It features contributions from a diverse group of scholars working with these new methods.
- Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus: Edited by James Crossley, this journal publishes research that aligns with the "Next Quest" approach.
- CenSAMM (The Centre for the Study of Early مسیحیت (Messianism)): This research center has been a driving force behind the "Next Quest." Their website and publications often feature scholars associated with the movement [ مسیحیت (Messianism) is the Arabic word for Messianism].
Here are some additional scholars associated with the "Next Quest" (though it's not an exhaustive list):
- Emmanuela Masson (École Pratique des Hautes Études)
- Brent Nongbri (University of Virginia)
- Paul N.R. Jones (University of Edinburgh)
- Jeong-Sook Lee (Korea Christian University)
By exploring these resources, you'll get a good sense of the scholars involved in the "Next Quest" and their areas of research.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Ah, so we're on to the 4th episode of the Quest, then? I didn't know the 3rd was over. Usually in series like this only the odd-numbered sequels are worth watching.
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Somehow, I always thought the internal quest . . . oops, that would be theological now, wouldn't it?
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Christian Alexander said:
Crossley, James, and Robert J. Myles. Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict. John Hunt Publishing, 2023.
It is available from Amazon in Kindle format for $15.35.
If you can't spend that much money, you might check to see if you can get hold of a review article that would tell you enough about the contents of the book to be useful to you. For example:
Wines, Megan. 2024. “Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict a Review Essay.” Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, 37–53. https://doi.org/10.1163/17455197-bja10028.
That of course would require that you have access to Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus, but it's in 1,265 libraries, whereas Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict itself is only in 72 libraries.
Another review of it (from that same journal) that is open access is here: https://brill.com/view/journals/jshj/22/1/article-p25_003.xml
You could keep searching along these lines for more open access articles that discuss that book.
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Christian Alexander said:
I am trying to procure this book.
Crossley, James, and Robert J. Myles. Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict. John Hunt Publishing, 2023.
A bit of patience (Nov) and some serious coinage: https://www.logos.com/product/295806/the-next-quest-for-the-historical-jesus On the big A, the prepub is quite $$. I suppose the Phd'ers need their publishing, knowing volume isn't going to remunerate.
I love Mony Python but don't need the theologification. But the Logos book has a good 'Next Quest' section about half-way thru (chap 8+ I think): https://www.logos.com/product/126935/jesus-and-brian-exploring-the-historical-jesus-and-his-times-via-monty-pythons-life-of-brian
Good authors. I like the importance of mockery as a technique in managing a populace (Roman administration). Apparently humans are very amenable.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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