Description:
Showcasing the work of a new generation of scholars, this volume surveys scholarship and method in historical Jesus studies, New Testament textual criticism and more. Nearly all 175 articles have been reconceived and rewritten to reflect developments in the field since the 1992 edition.
Brief description:
Jeannine K. Brown is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Her books include Scripture as Communication, The Gospels as Stories, and biblical commentaries on the Gospel of Matthew. She is also a coeditor of the second edition of The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels.
Review Quotes:
"With careful attention to the historical, literary and theological dimensions of nearly two hundred topics(plus up-to-date bibliographies), this group of distinguished scholars of Jesus and the Gospelssheds new light and offers perceptive insight on every page. Like its predecessor volume, thisreadable and reliable dictionary will be eminently useful to students, preachers, teachers andscholars for many years to come."
Michael J. Gorman, Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology, St. Mary's Seminary University, Baltimore