Authenticating criteria in Jesus research and beyond : : an interdisciplinary methodology / / Kevin B. Burr.

"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 gener...

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Superior document:Biblical Interpretation Series ; 219
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Biblical interpretation series ; 219.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 250 pages).
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Summary:"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 method-until 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"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliography.
ISBN:9004549021
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Kevin B. Burr.