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The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research

Name: The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research
ISBN: 9781000781922

A Prolegomenon to a Future Quest for the Historical Jesus

Jonathan Rowlands,

256 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research

A Prolegomenon to a Future Quest for the Historical Jesus

Jonathan Rowlands,

About this book

In this book Rowlands interrogates the theological and philosophical foundations of the 'Quest' for the historical Jesus, from Reimarus to the present day, culminating in a call for greater metaphysical transparency and diversity in the discipline.

This multidisciplinary approach to historical Jesus research, drawing on historiography, sociology, philosophy, and theology, makes a significant and original contribution to the field. Part I outlines the implicit role of metaphysical presuppositions in historical methodology by examining the concept of an historiographical worldview. Part II provides an overview of the 'Quest' for the historical Jesus, demonstrating that the disparate historiographical worldviews operative in the 'Quest' evidence a particular shared characteristic, in that they might accurately be described as 'secular.' Rowlands' study concludes with a call for a greater plurality and openness regarding the philosophical and theological presuppositions at work in historical Jesus research.

The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research is of interest to students and scholars working on New Testament studies and historical Jesus research.

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