tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post315687784259372006..comments2024-03-12T17:34:02.225-04:00Comments on NT Blog: The Third Quest for the Historical Jesus is overMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-90264533012478598212011-08-30T10:04:12.493-04:002011-08-30T10:04:12.493-04:00I don't have a problem in principle of trying ...I don't have a problem in principle of trying to describe historical "phases" of the quest for the historical "jesus" - but such descriptions do, as you point out, Mark, tend to become difficult to maintain and the categories tend to fall apart. The quests may in fact differ (Bultmann's presuppositions differ from mine - so too his quest). This reminds me of Kuhn's Scientific Revolutions. There are periodically, major shifts in scientific theory. Revolution is required in part due to biases and prejudice of the currently accepted system. I think that's what has happened with the work of Wright and others - though I think NTW's contribution has been highly significant historically.Stanford J. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626466136123744600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-23705339106135342232011-08-30T10:03:29.289-04:002011-08-30T10:03:29.289-04:00I don't have a problem in principle of trying ...I don't have a problem in principle of trying to describe historical "phases" of the quest for the historical "jesus" - but such descriptions do, as you point out, Mark, tend to become difficult to maintain and the categories tend to fall apart. The quests may in fact differ (Bultmann's presuppositions differ from mine - so too his quest). This reminds me of Kuhn's Scientific Revolutions. There are periodically, major shifts in scientific theory. Revolution is required in part due to biases and prejudice of the currently accepted system. I think that's what has happened with the work of Wright and others - though I think NTW's contribution has been highly significant historically.Stanford J. Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626466136123744600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-88012415862966307232011-08-17T11:43:42.581-04:002011-08-17T11:43:42.581-04:00Any consensus, in your view Mark, on whether Jesus...Any consensus, in your view Mark, on whether Jesus was an eschatological prophet as Schweitzer asserted? Or was the eschatology bolted on by Paul or the early Church?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-80044001506303773742011-07-29T01:26:24.698-04:002011-07-29T01:26:24.698-04:00Nobody mention the 1 1/2th Quest for the Aryan Jes...Nobody mention the 1 1/2th Quest for the Aryan Jesus - I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.<br /><br />Brian - that's a very loose use of the term "scholars".Deane Galbraithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285608304061247036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-32107422822523470052011-07-28T16:27:21.311-04:002011-07-28T16:27:21.311-04:00All the Johannine scholars who have been talking a...All the Johannine scholars who have been talking about a Fourth Quest that includes the Fourth Gospel will be a bit disappointed to hear of the word "quest" being dropped altogether! :)Brian LePorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05472129663402843316noreply@blogger.com