Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Review of Maurice Casey's Jesus of Nazarethhttp://www.equinoxjournals.com/blog/2011/05/did-jesus-rise-from-the-dead/Jesus historians get an earful from Maurice CaseyAn academic who is ‘not serving the interests of any faith’ derides self-serving portrayals of Christ
by Brian Bethune on December 23, 2010
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/jesus-historians-get-an-earful/...In the end, a lifetime of weighing historical issues leads Casey to accept as fact much that the Gospels proclaim—a remarkable amount, in fact, for a non-Christian. Jesus was born about 4 BCE, and grew up in Nazareth; he was baptized by John the Baptist and called disciples of his own, appointing 12 of them as special apostles; he preached repentance, forgiveness and the coming of the kingdom of God in rural and small-town Galilee; his charismatic authority brought healing to many victims of psychosomatic illnesses, including the paralyzed, the blind and people with skin diseases; about 30 CE he went to Jerusalem, where the disturbance he caused chasing moneylenders out of the Temple led to his arrest and crucifixion by Pontius Pilate. After his death, Jesus was seen, in non-physical form, by some followers, including his brother James, in authentic bereavement experiences, while stories of the empty tomb and of his physical resurrection grew up afterwards to explain the visions inspired by raw grief. ...
Jesus of Nazareth: An independent historian's account of his life and teaching
Maurice Casey (Author)
Paperback: 576 pages
Publisher: T&T Clark Int'l (December 30, 2010)
ISBN-10: 9780567645173
ISBN-13: 978-0567645173
Price: $33.89
From the Back Cover
Professor Maurice Casey provides a sophisticated and engaging historical reconstruction of Jesus’ life tackling controversial issues such as the Virgin Birth and the Resurrection. Casey’s masterful treatment of the Aramaic sources and background to the Gospels make this volume unique in that no other life of Jesus has been written by a scholar with such expertise in the language which Jesus spoke, as a result Casey is able to draw us closer to the historical Jesus than ever before.
Casey provides an up-to-date overview of the historical Jesus debate, covering the Jewishness of Jesus’ teaching, the foundation of early groups of his followers, and the location of Jesus within his wider context. He also gives a bold ideological critique of the very discipline of historical Jesus research, discussing the possibility that anti-Jewish views have skewed research in the past. This major contribution will be of interest to anyone interested in the historical figure of Jesus and the roots of Christianity.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0567645177Alex's comment: Maurice Casey's highly acclaimed new work could be a major textbook in the field of historical Jesus.
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