The consciousness of the historical Jesus: historiography, theology, and metaphysics

"In this new book, Austin Stevenson argues that it is not the 'divinity' of Jesus that causes problems for historians, but his humanity. To insist that Jesus was fully human, as both theologians and historians do, still leaves us with the question of what it means to be human. It turn...

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Main Author: Stevenson, Austin (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Oxford New Delhi Sydney T&T Clark 2024
In: T & T Clark studies in systematic theology (volume 41)
Year: 2024
Series/Journal:T & T Clark studies in systematic theology volume 41
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Thomas Aquinas 1225-1274 / Metaphysics / Consciousness
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Jesus Christ
B Humanity Religious aspects
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Summary:"In this new book, Austin Stevenson argues that it is not the 'divinity' of Jesus that causes problems for historians, but his humanity. To insist that Jesus was fully human, as both theologians and historians do, still leaves us with the question of what it means to be human. It turns out that theologians and historians often have different answers to this question on both a philosophical and a theological register. Furthermore, historians frequently misunderstand the historiographical implications of classical Christology, and thus the compatibility between traditional beliefs about Jesus and critical historical inquiry. Through close engagement with the thought of Thomas Aquinas (c.1225-74), this book offers a new path toward the reconciliation of these disciplines by focusing on human knowledge and subjectivity, which are central issues in both historical method and Christology. By interrogating and challenging the normative metaphysical assumptions operative in Jesus scholarship, a range of possibility is opened up for approaches to Jesus that are genuinely historical, but not naturalistic"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-242) and index
Physical Description:xii, 247 Seiten, Illustrationen, 25 cm
ISBN:978-0-567-71439-8