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Habermas, Gary R.

The historical Jesus : ancient evidence for the life of Christ / Gary R. Habermas.

Joplin, Mo. : College Press Pub. Co., ©1996.

298 pages ; 23 cm

Rev. ed. of: Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jesus Christ -- Historicity.

Jesus Christ -- History and criticism.

Bible. Gospels -- Evidences, authority, etc.

Bible. Gospels -- Extra-canonical parallels.

Habermas, Gary R. Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus.

Revised edition of: Ancient evidence for the life of Jesus.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contemporary challenges to the historicity of Jesus -- The modern quest for the historical Jesus -- Did Jesus ever live? -- Limitations on the historical Jesus -- Reinterpretations of the historical Jesus -- The new gnosticism -- The Jesus seminar and the historical Jesus -- Historical data for the life of Jesus -- Primary sources: creeds and facts -- Archaeological sources -- Ancient non-Christian sources -- Ancient Christian sources (non-New Testament) -- Summary and Assessment -- Historiography -- An apologetic outline -- A selected scholarly bibliography for non-Christian sources.

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