Searching for Jesus: New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth---and How They Confirm the Gospel Accounts

by Robert J. Hutchinson

Overview

For more than a century, Bible scholars and university researchers have been systematically debunking what ordinary Christians believed about Jesus of Nazareth. But what if the most recent Biblical scholarship actually affirmed the New Testament? What if Jesus was not a Zealot revolutionary, or a Greek Cynic philosopher, or a proto-feminist Gnostic, but precisely what he claimed to be: the divine Son of Man prophesied in the Book of Daniel who gave his life as a ransom for many? What if everything the Gospels say about Jesus of Nazareth—his words, his deeds, his plans—turned out to be true? Searching for Jesus changes “what if?” to “what is,” debunking the debunkers and showing how the latest scholarship supports orthodox Christian belief.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718018306
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	10/27/2015
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.45(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.35(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Hutchinson is an award-winning writer and author who studied philosophy as an undergraduate, moved to Israel to learn Hebrew, and earned a graduate degree in New Testament. Hutchinson’s most recent book is Searching for Jesus: New Discoveries in the Quest for Jesus of Nazareth, an overview of recent archaeological finds and new developments in biblical scholarship that are calling into question much of what skeptical scholars have assumed and asserted about Jesus over the past two centuries.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2016
Journalist Hutchinson (The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible) questions the broad veracity of much of the story of Jesus as found in the New Testament on the basis of recent scholarship and discoveries. The author has taken a careful look at the most compelling textual and cultural criticism concerning the life and setting of Jesus of Nazareth and discovers that the new scholarship, while far from rendering Jesus's life or the creation of the New Testament false or fraudulent, tends to result in as many questions as answers. Hutchinson's conclusions are boiled down to "Yes, maybe." Still, this is a sound summation of the issues and the outlooks surrounding this fractious topic. VERDICT An excellent conversation starter for study groups, perfect for public and seminary library collections.

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