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Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts

Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts
By John Dominic Crossan, Jonathan L. Reed

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #777576 in Books
  • Published on: 2001-10
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 320 pages

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Relentlessly Digging For The Truth5
EXCAVATING JESUS is a very ambitious book. In order to fully appreciate the depth and seriousness of the effort it is essential to gain a good understanding of the authors' methods of research as described in the book's Introduction.

The most important thing I am learning from Crossan and Reed is that there is much more left to be uncovered about the historical Jesus. What I see in Crossman and Reed's studies are the possibilities for further explorations. However, I am sure they will be the first to admit that their approach may be refined in the future as more progress is made in archaeological finds and textual exegesis.

Crossan and Reed emphasize the itinerancy and commensality of the earliest Christians. Their theories are based on the existence of the Q Gospel and the independence of the Gospel of Thomas. In the future both of these assumptions may be altered due to additional discoveries. Meanwhile their greatest contribution may be simply in showing us the possibilities that lie in relentlessly digging for the truth.