Who Do My Opponents Say That I Am?

An Investigation of the Accusations Against the Historical Jesus

Scot McKnight (Anthology Editor) , Joseph B. Modica (Anthology Editor)

Who Do My Opponents Say That I Am?

An Investigation of the Accusations Against the Historical Jesus

Scot McKnight (Anthology Editor) , Joseph B. Modica (Anthology Editor)

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This volume will unpack the seven allegations proposed by Scot McKnight in his article 'Calling Jesus Mamzer' in the inaugural volume of The Journal for the Historical Jesus (Volume 1.1 2003: 73-103).

Each essay will explore the historicity of each accusation and what they tell us about Jesus. McKnight and Modica propose that by examining these specific allegations, one can begin to comprehend a neglected dimension of historical Jesus studies, namely, that Jesus can be understood by what his opponents (critics) say of him. They contend that such an approach offers, as Malina and Neyrey have previously examined in Calling Jesus Names, a 'Christology from the side'.

There will be an introductory and concluding essay from the editors.

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Abbreviations

Contributors

Introduction

Jesus as Lawbreaker ... Michael F. Bird

Jesus as Demon Possessed... Dwight D. Sheets

Jesus as Glutton and Drunkard... Joseph B. Modica

Jesus as Blasphemer... Darrell L. Bock

Jesus as False Prophet ... James F. McGrath

Jesus as King of the Jews... Lynn H. Cohick

Jesus as Mamzer ("Illegitimate Son") ... Scot McKnight

Product details

Published	23 Mar 2008
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Extent	188
ISBN	9780567031266
Imprint	T&T Clark
Dimensions	234 x 156 mm
Series	The Library of New Testament Studies
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight (Ph.D. University of Nottingham) is…

Anthology Editor

Joseph B. Modica

Joseph B. Modica (Ph.D. Drew University) is Univer…

Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009
Review in International Review of Biblical Studies, vol. 54:2007/08
"a collection of interesting essays on the seven accusations against Jesus within the Gospel traditions." Journal for the Study of the New Testament Booklist 2009

Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
"For those who interact with the wide array of Christologies from the top and bottom, these Christological essays "from the side" (i.e. what insults Jesus' contemporaries voiced about him) will engage the discipline in a new direction. The collection reminds readers that even hostile witnesses do reflect within their slanderous labels reliable details about the historical Jesus." --John Harrison, Graduate School of Theology, Oklahoma Christian University, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

John Harrison, Graduate School of Theology, Oklahoma Christian University, Journal of Evangelical Theological Society
"Certainly [a book] for all librares and for the NT scholars" Publishing News, October 2007

Publishing News
"[T]his collection of essays serves well to advance the pursuit of what can reliably be known about the historical Jesus. Anyone engaged in the quest should certainly read this book. For those who claim very little can be known about the historical Jesus, the presentations here must be acknowledged and engaged." -- M. Robert Mulholland, Review of Biblical Literature

M. Robert Mulholland, Review of Biblical Literature