Kierkegaard and the Historical Jesus (at the SBL)

I’m happy to report that we have put together an excellent session for this fall’s Søren Kierkegaard Society session at the Society of Biblical Literature meeting (in San Antonio, Nov. 19-22).

Here are the rudimentary details. Date, time, and room # will be announced via the Society of Biblical Literature webpage when the conference schedule is published.
Kierkegaard and the Question of the Historical Jesus
This session explores Kierkegaard’s unique contributions to questions about the relation between the “Jesus of history” and the “Christ of faith.” Interpretive/methodological, epistemological, and theological/philosophical questions will be discussed in both paper presentations and subsequent panel discussion.

Deidre Nicole Green, Claremont Graduate University, Presiding
C. Stephen Evans, Baylor University

“Can Faith Have Historical Content without Being Based on Historical Evidence? Kierkegaard’s Paradoxical Account of Faith in the Absolute Paradox” (35 min)
Samuel V. Adams, Kilns College

“Between the Historical Jesus and God with Us: The Knowing Subject and Historical Method in Kierkegaard.” (35 min)
Tamara Monet Marks, Florida State University

“Kierkegaard’s Historical-Philological Methodology in The Concept of Irony” (35 min)
Murray Rae, University of Otago

“‘It is the historical which is the essential'” (35 min)