Whose Historical Jesus?

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Studies in Christianity and Judaism / Etudes sur le christianisme et lejudaisme: 7 Studies in Christianity and Judaism/ Etudes sur le christianisme et le judaisme x Studies in Christianity and Judaism / Etudes sur le christianisme et le judaisme publishes monographs on Christianity and Judaism in the last two centuries before the common era and the first six centuries of the common era, with a special interest in studies of their interrelationship or the cultural and social context in whichthey developed. GENERAL EDITOR: Peter Richardson University of Toronto EDITORIAL BOARD: Paula Fredriksen Boston University John Gager Princeton University Olivette Genest Universite de Montreal Paul-Hubert Poirier Universite Laval Adele Reinhartz McMaster University Stephen G. Wilson CarletonUniversity Lyle Eslinger Canadian Society of (ex officio) Biblical Studies STUDIES IN CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM Number 7 WHOSE HISTORICAL JESUS? Edited by William E. Arnal and Michel Desjardins Published for the Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne desSciences Religieuses by Wilfrid Laurier University Press 1997 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Whose historical Jesus? (Studies in Christianityand Judaism = Etudes sur le christianisme et lejudaisme ESCJ ; v. 7) Edited papers presented at the annual meetings of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies on June 8-9,1993 and June 6,1994. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-88920-295-8 1. Jesus Christ - Historicity. I. Arnal, WilliamE. (William Edward), 1967- . II. Desjardins, Michel Robert, 1951- . III. Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion. IV. Series. BT303.2.W46 1997 232.9'08 C97-930748-1© 1997 Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion / Corporation Canadienne des Sciences Religieuses Cover design by Leslie Macredie Whose Historical Jesus? has been produced from a manuscript supplied in camera-ready form by the author. All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic or mechanical—without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any request for photocopying, recording, taping or reproducing in information storage and retrieval systems of any part of this book shall be directed in writing to the Canadian Reprography Collective, 214 King Street West, Suite 312, Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S6. Order from: Wilfrid Laurier University Press Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 Printed in Canada ...