{"id":4341,"date":"2008-06-20T00:20:01","date_gmt":"2008-06-20T05:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/06\/20\/introducing-jesus-of-nazareth\/"},"modified":"2008-06-20T00:20:01","modified_gmt":"2008-06-20T05:20:01","slug":"introducing-jesus-of-nazareth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/06\/20\/introducing-jesus-of-nazareth\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Jesus of Nazareth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This is the time of the year when many professors are thinking about textbooks for next year, and I\u2019ve come across one for Jesus of Nazareth classes. I\u2019m wondering, in particular, if anyone out there has used this book in a class for undergraduates. It is called Recovering Jesus<\/a>\"\"<\/em> and it is by Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld. This book has everything I\u2019d like to have covered, but I wonder if the level is right.
\nNeufeld comes at everything from the \u201cright\u201d angle (Anabaptist!). He covers everything from the angle of the life and teachings of Jesus \u2014 kingdom, parables, enacting kingdom, living kingdom, and then he has stuff on John and baptism and temptation and the twelve \u2014 and then chps on the death and resurrection of Jesus. He finishes with a \u201cwho was Jesus?\u201d chp. So, I like what he covers.
\nThe book is shaped by pedagogy rather than conclusions and an overall argument to present Neufeld\u2019s view of Jesus; so he gives views; stuff on methods; leaves questions unanswered. I like that in a textbook.
\nHe has very good bibliographies at the end of each chp.
\nAnyway, I\u2019m wondering if anyone has used it and has comments.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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