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The great German theologian Albert Schweitzer famously drew a line under 19th century historical Jesus research by showing that at the bottom of the well lay not the face of Joseph's son, but rather the features of all the New Testament scholars who had tried to reveal his elusive essence. In his thoughtful and provocative new book, Halvor Moxnes takes Schweitzer's observation much further: the doomed 'quest for the historical Jesus' was determined not only by the different personalities of the seekers who undertook it, but also by the social, cultural and political agendas of the countries from which their presentations emerged. Thus, Friedrich Schleiermacher's Jesus was a teacher, corresponding with the role German teachers played in Germany's movement for democratic socialism. Ernst Renan's Jesus was by contrast an attempt to represent the 'positive Orient' as a precursor to the civilized self of his own French society. Scottish theologian G.A. Smith demonstrated in his manly portrayal of Jesus a distinctively British liberalism and Victorian moralism. Moxnes argues that one cannot understand any 'life of Jesus' apart from nationalism and national identity: and that what is needed in modern biblical studies is an awareness of all the presuppositions that underlie presentations of Jesus, whether in terms of power, gender, sex and class. Only then, he says, can we start to look at Jesus in a way that does him justice.

Christianity and culture --- Christianisme et civilisation --- History --- Histoire --- Jesus Christ --- Historicity. --- 225*1 --- Leven van Jezus Christus in het Nieuwe Testament. Historische Jezus Christus --- Geschichtlichkeit. --- Leben-Jesu-Forschung. --- Nationalismus. --- Theologie. --- Jesus Christus. --- Biography --- History and criticism. --- Historicity --- History of doctrines --- Geschichte 1800-1900. --- 225*1 Leven van Jezus Christus in het Nieuwe Testament. Historische Jezus Christus

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Bible --- Theology --- God --- Biblical teaching --- 227.1*1 --- -227.1*1 Brief van Paulus aan de Romeinen --- Brief van Paulus aan de Romeinen --- Metaphysics --- Misotheism --- Monotheism --- Religion --- Theism --- Bible. --- Theology. --- 227.1*1 Brief van Paulus aan de Romeinen --- Epître aux Romains (Book of the New Testament) --- List do Rzymian (Book of the New Testament) --- Roma-sŏ --- Római levél --- Romans (Book of the New Testament) --- Romasŏ --- Biblical teaching. --- God (Christianity) --- God (Judaism)

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Constructing Early Christian Families explores the complex picture of family relations and the manifold attitudes to the family in the early Christian world.

Families --- Sociology, Biblical. --- Jewish families --- Religion and sociology --- Religion and society --- Religious sociology --- Society and religion --- Sociology, Religious --- Sociology and religion --- Sociology of religion --- Sociology --- Family --- Family life --- Family relationships --- Family structure --- Relationships, Family --- Structure, Family --- Social institutions --- Birth order --- Domestic relations --- Home --- Households --- Kinship --- Marriage --- Matriarchy --- Parenthood --- Patriarchy --- Jewish way of life --- Christian sociology --- Biblical teaching. --- Religious life. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- History of doctrines --- Social aspects --- Social conditions --- Biblical teaching --- Bible. --- Ba-yon Tipan --- Bagong Tipan --- Jaji ma Hungi --- Kainē Diathēkē --- New Testament --- Nouveau Testament --- Novo Testamento --- Novum Testamentum --- Novyĭ Zavet --- Novyĭ Zavi︠e︡t Gospoda nashego Īisusa Khrista --- Novyĭ Zavit --- Nuevo Testamento --- Nuovo Testamento --- Nye Testamente --- Perjanjian Baru --- Dhamma sacʻ kyamʻʺ --- Injīl --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Rome --- Religion. --- Social conditions.

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Bible NT. Epistles of Paul. Romans

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"The great German theologian Albert Schweitzer famously drew a line under 19th century historical Jesus research by showing that at the bottom of the well lay not the face of Joseph's son, but rather the features of all the New Testament scholars who had tried to reveal his elusive essence. In his thoughtful and provocative new book, Halvor Moxnes takes Schweitzer's observation much further: the doomed 'quest for the historical Jesus' was determined not only by the different personalities of the seekers who undertook it, but also by the social, cultural and political agendas of the countries from which their presentations emerged. Thus, Friedrich Schleiermacher's Jesus was a teacher, corresponding with the role German teachers played in Germany's movement for democratic socialism. Ernst Renan's Jesus was by contrast an attempt to represent the 'positive Orient' as a precursor to the civilized self of his own French society. Scottish theologian G A Smith demonstrated in his manly portrayal of Jesus a distinctively British liberalism and Victorian moralism. Moxnes argues that one cannot understand any 'life of Jesus' apart from nationalism and national identity: and that what is needed in modern biblical studies is an awareness of all the presuppositions that underlie presentations of Jesus, whether in terms of power, gender, sex and class. Only then, he says, can we start to look at Jesus in a way that does him justice."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Jesus Christ --- Biography --- History and criticism. --- Historicity --- History of doctrines --- Nationalism --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Historicity.