The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus

A diverse group of scholars charts new paths in the quest for the historical Jesus.

After a decade of stagnation in the study of the historical Jesus, James Crossley and Chris Keith have assembled an international team of scholars to envision the quest anew. The contributors offer new perspectives and fresh methods for reengaging the question of the historical Jesus. Important, timely, and fascinating, The Next Quest for the Historical Jesus is a must read for anyone seeking to understand Jesus of Nazareth.

Contributors

Michael P. Barber, Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, United States of America
Giovanni B. Bazzana, Harvard Divinity School, United States of America
Helen K. Bond, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
James Crossley, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway, and Centre for the Critical Study of Apocalyptic and Millenarian Movements, United Kingdom
Tucker S. Ferda, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, United States of America
Paula Fredriksen, Boston University, United States of America, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Deane Galbraith, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
Mark Goodacre, Duke University, United States of America
Meghan R. Henning, University of Dayton, United States of America
Nathan C. Johnson, University of Indianapolis, United States of America
Wayne Te Kaawa, University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand
Chris Keith, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion, and Society, Norway
John S. Kloppenborg, University of Toronto, Canada
Amy-Jill Levine, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, United States of America, and Vanderbilt University, United States of America
Brandon Massey, University of Münster, Germany
Justin J. Meggitt, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Halvor Moxnes, University of Oslo, Norway
Robert J. Myles, Wollaston Theological College, University of Divinity, Australia
Wongi Park, Belmont University, United States of America
Janelle Peters, Loyola Marymount University, United States of America
Taylor G. Petrey, Kalamazoo College, United States of America
Adele Reinhartz, University of Ottawa, Canada, and The University of the Free State, South Africa
Rafael Rodríguez, Johnson University, United States of America
Sarah E. Rollens, Rhodes College, United States of America
Anders Runesson, University of Oslo, Norway
Nathan Shedd, William Jessup University, United States of America, and Johnson University, United States of America
Mitzi J. Smith, Columbia Theological Seminary, United States of America, and University of South Africa, South Africa
Joan Taylor, King's College London, United Kingdom
Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University, Canada
Robyn Faith Walsh, University of Miami, United States of America
Matthew G. Whitlock, Seattle University, United States of America
Stephen Young, Appalachian State University, United States of America
Christopher B. Zeichmann, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

"This is a timely tome! Just when most critical Jesus-scholars are seriously questioning standard assumptions, concepts, and procedures, Crossley and Keith present us with a plethora of fine articles on particular issues and aspects of Jesus. This fine collection is well worth mining, again and again, for information and insights."
--Richard Horsley, University of Massachusetts Boston

"Crossley and Keith represent the latest approach to historical Jesus studies in an innovative volume of essays that helpfully inhabits the chasm between history and hagiography."
--Clare Rothschild, Lewis University

"This important volume is much more than 'yet another quest for the historical Jesus'; the breadth of expertise of its collaborators and the range of contextual perspectives it explores set a new standard that will make it essential reading for all 21st-century students of Jesus of Nazareth and of the origins of the movement he inspired."
--Judith Lieu, Robinson College (Cambridge, UK)

James Crossley is research professor in Bible, society, and politics at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.

Chris Keith is research professor of New Testament and early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.

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