How did early Christians remember Jesus--and how did they develop their own ""Christian"" identities and communities? In this accessible and revelatory book, Greg Carey explores how transgression contributed to early Christian identity in the Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, and Revelation. Carey examines Jesus as a friend of sinners, challenger of ......
From the alleged swaddling clothes of Jesus to pieces from the crown of thorns, this title shows how little proof there is that these objects are real and how obviously they are used as a means of taking advantage of the gullible. It brings the story of investigating relics.
Historiography, the Historical Jesus, and Atonement Theory
Recent scholarship on the historical Jesus has rightly focused upon how Jesus understood his own mission. But no scholarly effort to understand the mission of Jesus can rest content without exploring the historical possibility that Jesus envisioned his own death. In this careful and far-reaching study, Scot McKnight contends that Jesus did in fact ......
Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the Christ, was released on Ash Wednesday, February 24, 2004 to capacity audiences in theatres and auditoriums across the U.S. and other countries. Prior to the film's release, a groundswell of controversy filled the airwaves and media outlets. Some religious groups protested the film, while others embraced it. ......
Examines the meagre non-Christian evidence from antiquity that attests to the existence of Christianity. The author devotes considerable attention to the letters of Paul, pointing out the points of reference in Paul that make it highly probable that Jesus was an actual religious leader. He also examines the four Gospels.
Does Leonardo Da Vinci's painting, "The Last Supper", contain a hidden code about a precious secret? "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown has stirred the popular imagination by cleverly interweaving such theories and more. This book examines the creative uses of history in Brown's novel, showing that the facts behind the novel are fascinating.
Did Jesus rise from the dead? Focusing on the key questions relevant to assessing the historicity of the resurrection, this title offers an objective response to arguments offered in defense of Christianity's central claim. The contributors include New Testament scholars, philosophers, historians, and famous non-theists.
One of the most precious relics of the Catholic Church, the Shroud of Turin, is still believed by many to be the cloth that covered Jesus Christ in the tomb. Yet scientists, led by the author, have proved the shroud to be a fake. This book features the investigation that led the author to scientifically, and fully, discount the shroud story.
What Jewish Burial Practices Reveal About the Beginning of Christianity
The recent discovery and exhibition of an ancient Jewish ossuary (a burial box) that bears the inscription "James the son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" has stunned scholars and public alike. Could it really be that this small stone box actually contained the bones of James, the brother of Jesus Christ? While the preliminary scientific and ......
