Resources on the Historical Study of Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth has been the center of significant media attention in recent years. Even before Mel Gibson\u27s The Passion of the Christ, Jesus had been the focus of featu re articles in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report. Jesus was also the subject of television documentaries by PBS, A&E, T LC, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and even a fu ll length prime time special by ABC News. Most presentations focus on Jesus as a man of history. In fact, the last 20 yea rs have been part of what scholars are now calling the Third Quest for the historical Jesus, which is generally characterized by serious attempts to understand Jesus of Nazareth in the historical context of first century Palestine. This essay will highlight some of these historical studies beginning with an introduction to the various Quests for Jesus, but focusing primarily on the Third Quest which began in the mid-1980\u27s and continues unabated even today

Resources on the Historical Study of Jesus - Ten Years Later

Roughly ten years ago, during the heyday of the “Third Quest for the Historical Jesus,” The Christian Librarian (48:2, 2005) published an article entitled, “Resources on the Historical Study of Jesus.” Since that time some of the scholars prominent in that quest have moved on to Pauline studies, but others have taken their place and the flood of books being written on the historical study of Jesus continues unabated. This article will cover some of the more significant historical Jesus books that have been written during the past ten years, on both scholarly and popular levels

Fighting Censorship In America, Who Are The Real Censors?

During the last half of the 20\u2711 century, the American Library Association- through the Office of Intellectual Freedom, the Freedom to Read Foundation and the Intellectual Freedom Action Network (ALAs Office 1995, 13) has emerged as one of America\u27s leading opponents of censorship and advocates of free speech. The American Library Association\u27s opposition to censorship is so absolute that it stands firmly against any library restrictions on access to books, magazines or internet sites even by children (Intellectual 1996, 84-94; cf. Berry 1998, 6; Mason 1997, I 04). There is some evidence, however, to suggest that there is a gap between the official ALA position and actual practice. This essay will survey the American Library Association\u27s position on censorship and will examine the evidence that librarians are among the chief censors

Green\u27s Why Salvation? (Book Review)

A Review of Why Salvation?, by Joel B. Green, Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2013. 192 pp. $29.99. ISBN 978142675699

TREN Dissertations at Crown College

The Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) provides a gold-mine of information for theological libraries but has previously made this information available primarily on microfiche format. Librarians and computer personnel at Crown College in Minnesota worked together with TREN to make this information available in full-text electronic format through the library online catalog. This article explains the process so other interested librarians can work with TREN to do the same