Non-Traditional Views

Non-Traditional Views Links

• A Portrait of Jesus An inspirational site by Cam Linton; it explores New Testament scholar and Jesus Seminar member Marcus Borg's portrait of Jesus. Dr. Borg's work demonstrates that one can search for the flesh and blood Jesus while still experiencing the Christ of faith.
  
• Jesus An inspirational site which explores the message of Jesus through the historical critical method and the insights of the Near Death Experience.
  
• New Testament Gateway: Historical Jesus An annotated gateway to internet resources on the Historical Jesus. Part of the New Testament Gateway by Dr. Mark Goodacre, Lecturer in New Testament at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
  
• Matthew Arnold and the Jesus Seminar Compares and contrasts the Jesus scholarship of the 18th century theologian, Matthew Arnold, with Rudolf Bultmann. The site explains that Arnold's approach was the precursor to the general approach taken by the Jesus Seminar.
  
• Frontline: From Jesus to Christ Frontline explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Includes interviews with some of the nation's leading New Testament scholars.
  
• Proving the Historic Jesus An essay by journalist Harry V. Martin, publisher of the Napa Sentinel and the North American Investigative Journal.
  
• The Jewish Roman World of Jesus Articles on the world of Jesus by Dr. James D. Tabor, a Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina.
  
• The Search for the Historical Jesus: Past and Present A history of historical Jesus studies from the Enlightenment to the present is offered as part of an on-line course from the Religious Studies Department of Santa Clara University.
  
• Into His Own A historical perspective on the world of Jesus by Dr. Mahlon H. Smith of Rutgers University. The site contains new translations from primary texts.
  
• Journey Through The Bible Bible scholar Charles Davis' examination of the message of Jesus, his life and times, and the disciples' interpretation of Jesus.
  
• Jesus the Christ A Christology Course by Gerard Hall, Head of the School of Theology at McAuley Campus, Brisbane, Australian Catholic University. The site successfully draws on modern historical scholarship, while maintaining respect for the sacred.
  
• Jesus at 2000: The E-mail Debate The e-mail debate between scholars John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg, both members of the Jesus Seminar, and Luke Timothy Johnson, the Seminar's foremost critic. The debate explores the significance of the historical Jesus for Christian faith.
  
• Crosstalk2 Academic E-List for discussion of the historical Jesus and Christian origins.
  
• Jesus Seminar Organized under the Westar Institute to renew the quest for the historical Jesus and to report the results of its research.