Bibliography for Historical Jesus Studies

Allison, Dame J., Jr. The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus. Grand Rapids: William
B. Eerdmans, 2009.

Bailey, Kenneth E. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008.

Barnett, Paul. After Jesus. Vol. 3, Finding the Historical Christ. Grand Rapids: William B.
Eerdmans, 2009.

. Jesus & the Rise of Early Christianity: A History of New Testament Times.
Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1999.

Bauckham, Richard. Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony. Grand
Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2006.

Beilby, James K., and Paul Rhodes Eddy. The Historical Jesus: Five Views. Downers Grove:
IVP Academic, 2009.

Bird, Michael F. Are You The One Who Is To Come? The Historical Jesus and the Messianic
Questions. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2009.

Bivin, David. New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus: Insights from His Jewish Context.
Michigan: En-Gedi Resource Center, 2007.

Bock, Darrel L. Breaking the Da Vinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everyone’s Asking.
Nashville: Nelson Books, 2004.

. Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels. Grand
Rapids: Baker Academic, 2002.

., and Gregory J. Herrick. Jesus in Context: Background Readings for Gospel

Study. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2005.

., and Daniel B. Wallace. Dethroning Jesus: Exposing Popular Culture’s Quest

to Unseat the Biblical Christ. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.

Blomberg, Craig L. Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey. Nashville: Broadman
& Holman, 1997.

Boyd, Gregory. Cynic, Sage or Son of God: Recovering the Real Jesus in an Age of Revisionist
Replies. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995.

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 Bowman, Robert M. Jr., and J. Ed Komoszewski. Putting Jesus in His Place: The Case for the
Deity of Christ. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007.

Brandon, S.G.F. Jesus and the Zealots. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1967.

Brown, Raymond E. The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the
Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Updated Ed. New York: Doubleday, 1993.

. The Death of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Passion Narratives in the Four
Gospels. 2 Vols. New York: Doubleday, 1994.
Carey, Greg. Sinners: Jesus and His Earliest Followers. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2009.

Charlesworth, James H. The Historical Jesus: An Essential Guide. Nashville: Abingdon, 2008.

., ed. Jesus and Archaeology. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans,

2006.

., ed. Jesus’ Jewishness: Exploring the Place of Jesus in Early Judaism. New York:
The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997.

Comfort, Philip W., and Jason Driesbach. The Many Gospels of Jesus: Sorting Out the Story of
the Life of Jesus. Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 2008.

Driver, Lisa D. Maugans. Christ at the Center: The Early Christian Era. The Westminster
History of Christian Thought. Louisville: Westminister/John Knox Press, 2009.

Dunn, James D.G. Jesus Remembered. Vol. 1, Christianity in the Making. Grand Rapids:
William B. Eerdmans, 2003.

. Jesus Remembered. Vol.2, Beginning from Jerusalem. Grand Rapids:

William B. Eerdmans, 2009.

Evans, Craig A. Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels. Downers
Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2006.

Evans, Craig A., and N.T. Wright. Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened. Edited by
Troy A. Miller. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2009.
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The One Who Is to Come. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2007.

Flusser, David and R. Steven Notley. The Sage from Galilee: Rediscovering Jesus’ Genius. 4th

ed. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2007.

Freyne, Sean. Galilee and the Gospel. Boston: Brill Academic, 2000.

. Jesus, a Jewish Galilean: A New Reading of the Jesus Story. London: T&T Clark,
2004.

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 Garlow, James L., and Peter Jones. Cracking Da Vinci’s Code: You’ve Read the Fiction, Now
Read the Facts. Colorado Springs: Cook, 2004.

Gaventa Beverly Roberts, and Richard B. Hays, ed. Seeking the Identity of Jesus: A Pilgrimage.
Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2008.

Gibson, Shimon. The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence. New York:
HarperOne, 2009.

Grant, Robert M. Jesus After The Gospels: The Christ of the Second Century. Louisville:
Westminster John Knox Press, 1990.

Habermas, Gary R. The Secret of the Talpiot Tomb: Unravelling the Mystery of the Jesus Family
Tomb. Nashville: Holman Reference, 2007.

Hengel, Martin. The Charismatic Leader and His Followers. Trans. James Greig. Oregon:
Wipf & Stock, 1968.

. Crucifixion in the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross.
Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1977.

. The Son of God: The Origin of Christology and the History of Jewish Hellenistic
Religion. Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2007.

. Victory Over Violence & Was Jesus a Revolutionist? Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2003.

. The Zealots: Investigations into the Jewish Freedom Movement in the Period from
Herod I Until 70 A.D. Oxford: T. & T. Clark, 1997.

Horsley, Richard A. Jesus in Context: Power, People, & Performance. Minneapolis: Fortress
Press, 2008.

., and John S. Hanson. Bandits, Prophets & Messiahs: Popular Movements in

the Time of Jesus. Harrisburg: Trinity Press, 1999.

Jenkins, Philip. Hidden Gospels: How the Search for Jesus Lost Its Way. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2001.

Jones, Timothy Paul. Misquoting Truth: A Guide to the Fallacies of BartEhrman’s Misquoting
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Keener, Craig S. The Historical Jesus of the Gospels. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans,
2009.

Meier, John P. A Marginal Jew. Vol. 1, The Roots of the Problem and the Person. New York:
Doubleday, 1991.

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 . A Marginal Jew. Vol. 2, Mentor, Message, and Miracles. New York: Doubleday,
1994.

. A Marginal Jew. Vol. 3, Companions and Competitors. New York: Doubleday,

2001.

. A Marginal Jew. Vol. 4, Law and Love. New Haven: Yale University Press,
2009.

Powell, Mark Allan. Jesus as a Figure in History: How Modern Historians View the Man from
Galilee. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1998.

Quarles, Charles L. Buried Hope or Risen Savior?: The Search for the Jesus Tomb. Nashville:
B&H Academic, 2008.

Rhodes, Paul Eddy and Gregory A. Boyd. The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical
Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2007.

. Lord or Legend: Wrestling with the Jesus Dilemma. Grand Rapids: Baker
Books, 2007.

Ritmeyer, Leen, and Kathleen Ritmeyer. Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus. Nashville: Abingdon,
2009.

Sausa, Don. The Jesus Tomb: Is It Fact or Fiction? Scholars Chime In.
Fort Myers, FL: The Vision Press, 2007

Schafer, Peter. Jesus in the Talmud. Princeton: Princeton University, 2007.

Snodgrass, Klyne R. Stories With Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus.
Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2009.

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Stewart, Robert B. The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright in
Dialogue. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006.

Theissen, Gerd, and Annette Merz. The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996.

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Witherington, Ben, III. Jesus, Paul and the End of the World: A Comparative Study in New
Testament Eschatology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1992.

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 . Jesus the Sage: The Pilgrimage of Wisdom. Minneapolis: Fortress Press,
1994.

. Jesus the Seer: The Progress of Prophecy. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers,

1999.

. The Gospel Code: Novel Claims About Jesus, Mary Magdalene and
Da Vinci. Downers Grove, InterVarsity Press, 2004.

. The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth. Downers Grove:
InterVarsity Press, 1995.

. What Have They Done With Jesus? Beyond Strange Theories and Bad
History – Why We Can Trust the Bible. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2006.

Wright, N.T. Christian Origins and the Question of God. Vol. 2, Jesus and the Victory of God.
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996.

. Judas and the Gospel of Jesus: Have We Missed the Truth about Christianity?
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.

. Christian Origins and the Question of God. Vol. 3, The Resurrection of the Son of
God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.

Zetterholm, Magnus, ed. The Messiah in Early Judaism and Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress
Press, 2007.

Young, Brad H. Jesus the Jewish Theologian. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1995.

. Meet the Rabbis: Rabbinic Thought and the Teachings of Jesus. Peabody:
Hendrickson Publishers, 2007.

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