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Authenticating Criteria in Jesus Research and Beyond
An Interdisciplinary Methodology
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Are the criteria of authenticity of Jesus research idiosyncratic to New Testament studies, vehicles of subjectivity, and fundamentally flawed vestiges of form criticism as some claim today? If so, why do opponents of the criteria-approach still use them? Or, are the criteria the tools of general historiography as others assert? If true, none have adequately demonstrated where and how principles such as multiple attestation, general and historical coherence, dissimilarity and embarrassment feature in general historiographic methodâuntil now. This study analyzes the methods of general historians and Jesus researchers (who favor or oppose the criteria) and demonstrates that, regardless of sub-discipline, authenticating criteria are inherent to the practice of historiography.
Kevin B. Burr (Ph.D., Asbury Theological Seminary) is the Discipleship Minister at Kings Crossing Church of Christ (Corpus Christi, TX), and Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Greek at Harding School of Theology (Memphis, TN).
Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Decades of Discussion on Authenticating Criteria in Historical Jesus Research
â1âThe Criteriaâs Development within Form Criticism
â2âDecades of Discussion on the Criteria of Authenticity
2 Authenticating Criteria in General Historical Method
â1âThe Methods of General Historians
â2âModern Historians on Their Methods
â3âSummary of Methods for Verification in General Historiographical Methodology
â4âA Synthetic Comparison of Criteria for Verification among Historical Jesus Scholars and General Historians
3 Historical Jesus Scholarsâ Use of Authenticating Criteria
A Test Case on Jesusâs Trial(s)
â1âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âCritical but Acceptingâ Category
â2âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âNew and/or Revised Criteriaâ Category
â3âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âMarginalize or Reject the Criteriaâ Category
â4âSummary of Analysis and Conclusion
â5âExcursus: Modern Historians of Greco-Roman Antiquity on Jesusâs Trial
â6âConclusion
4 The Use of Authenticating Criteria among Modern Historians of Greco-Roman Antiquity
âA Test Case on Caesarâs Crossing of the Rubicon
â1âCaesarâs Crossing of the Rubicon in Greco-Roman Historiography
â2âWhat Happened at the Rubicon?
â3âConclusion for Methods of Verification for Caesarâs Crossing the Rubicon
5 Interdisciplinary Application of Authenticating Criteria and Further Implications
â1âAnalysis of Criteria Application from Chapters 3 and 4
â2âSome Further Implications
â3âFurther Discussion of the Criteria by Historical Jesus Scholars
â4âFinal Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
1 Decades of Discussion on Authenticating Criteria in Historical Jesus Research
â1âThe Criteriaâs Development within Form Criticism
â2âDecades of Discussion on the Criteria of Authenticity
2 Authenticating Criteria in General Historical Method
â1âThe Methods of General Historians
â2âModern Historians on Their Methods
â3âSummary of Methods for Verification in General Historiographical Methodology
â4âA Synthetic Comparison of Criteria for Verification among Historical Jesus Scholars and General Historians
3 Historical Jesus Scholarsâ Use of Authenticating Criteria
A Test Case on Jesusâs Trial(s)
â1âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âCritical but Acceptingâ Category
â2âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âNew and/or Revised Criteriaâ Category
â3âThe Trial(s) of Jesus in the âMarginalize or Reject the Criteriaâ Category
â4âSummary of Analysis and Conclusion
â5âExcursus: Modern Historians of Greco-Roman Antiquity on Jesusâs Trial
â6âConclusion
4 The Use of Authenticating Criteria among Modern Historians of Greco-Roman Antiquity
âA Test Case on Caesarâs Crossing of the Rubicon
â1âCaesarâs Crossing of the Rubicon in Greco-Roman Historiography
â2âWhat Happened at the Rubicon?
â3âConclusion for Methods of Verification for Caesarâs Crossing the Rubicon
5 Interdisciplinary Application of Authenticating Criteria and Further Implications
â1âAnalysis of Criteria Application from Chapters 3 and 4
â2âSome Further Implications
â3âFurther Discussion of the Criteria by Historical Jesus Scholars
â4âFinal Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography of Works Cited
Index
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