#historical-jesus

Guide questions for theological reflection generated by PeakD's Reading Preparation tool.

Benjamin B. Warfield's defense of the historical Christ, arguing that the supernatural Jesus of the New Testament is the only authentic Jesus known to history.

Herman Bavinck's critique of the historical Jesus movement, arguing that the Jesus of history cannot be separated from the apostolic Christ.

Herman Bavinck's analysis of Christological controversies, showing how ancient heresies reemerged in modern Christology.

Methods, sources, and presuppositions that have produced the diverse portraits of Jesus in the third quest.

Introducing the Third Quest, tracing its obstacles, and the renewed scholarly interest in historical Jesus.

An examination how the Second Quest revived the search for the historical Jesus by seeking continuity between history and faith while introducing new critical methods.

Why scholars abandoned the quest for the historical Jesus from 1906 to 1953?

Tracing the development of the First Quest for the Historical Jesus, highlighting how rationalism, liberal theology, and historical criticism reshaped scholarly portraits of Jesus from Reimarus to Schweitzer.

The origins of the first quest for the historical Jesus. I share an initial response to its foundational assumptions.

A first look at the quest for the historical Jesus from the perspective of historic Reformed theology.