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Jesus began in obscurity, preached for about three years, and was crucified by the Romans. Yet the Jesus story could not be suppressed. It lived on, modulated by the experiences of some of his followers after his death. Throughout the subsequent two millennia, Jesus has never lacked for biographers, and biographers have never lacked something to say. Each of these 'biographers' of Jesus had his or her own special way of characterising the Jesus story. From the earliest times, a high degree of reinterpretation of that story is evident. Some have concluded that we can't know much at all, others that Jesus was apocalyptic messianic figure, and others that Jesus was a sort of cynic-sage. Some sort to demythologise Christianity, others seem to be expecting its funeral. Indeed. Many have questioned whether the modern search for the 'historical ' Jesus does not tell us more about the biographers than about Jesus. Yet current studies far outstrip in number those of any earlier period in history. Spurred on by archaeological and textual finds and by new research techniques in anthropological and social sciences, scholars are now producing volumes of information and interpretation at an unprecedented rate. In this work, Professor Weaver summarises the work of Jesus' biographers from the earliest oral traditions down to present day scholars of the 'postmodern' world and then deals with the central questions surrounding this quest: Does it matter to Christians? Should it matter? Can faith and history coexist?

Seeking to recover the sense of form criticism as understood by Gunkel, Reid compares three historical apocalypses of the second century BCE found in the books of Enoch and Daniel and inquires into their sociological setting. Reid's investigation indicates that not only was Judaism of that period heterogeneous, but that even within Jewish apocalypticism there were different responses to the existing political and religious environment. An earlier version of this study was submitted as a doctoral dissertation at Emory University, written under the direction of Professor Gene M. Tucker.

The Former Prophets are usually called 'History Books' by most Christians. Learn why Yeshua (Jesus) and the first generation of Christians included these books among the 'Prophets' and how they relate to the Latter Prophets.

How does the story of the Gospels and Acts relate to the "Torah, Prophets, and Writings"? This book reveals how Israel's hopes for the future were renewed and reinterpreted through the advent of Yeshua and the Spirit-inspired mission of His followers.

Many of us have a burning desire to feel at home with the Bible -- to know its contents in depth. This textbook is designed to help you achieve fluency in your use of the Bible. It focuses on The Writings in the Tanakh, which is perhaps the theological highpoint in the Tanakh (Old Testament). This is one of six textbooks for the "Core Courses" of the BIBAL Study Program, which is designed to help you establish a solid foundation so that you can master the contents of the Bible as a whole.

This book is written for executives and professionals who daily worry about the kinds of problems that can arise in any company. It offers vital lessons -- lessons on how to run, oversee, and advise a business, on how not to repeat the mistakes that Enron made, and on how to deal with the legislative and regulatory aftermath of Enron's collapse.

Answers to over 4,000 trivia questions about all of America's presidents, from George Washington to G. W. Bush.