Historical Jesus Book Report

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The title, “The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed” is a dead giveaway for how this book will go. The book is divided into two parts: Background (Chapters 1-2) and Snapshots of Jesus (Chapters 3-13). In the second part, she offers a walk through of the life of Jesus based on Gospels and especially with a siting of the material from the gospels so that people may feel confidence while reflecting on the historical reality. You will notice that just because Bond is seemingly optimistic about the quest for the historical Jesus does not mean she has limitations of historical inquiry and is naive regarding the pitfalls. Bond sees the nature and the differences of working with on gospels used as sources. However, in the end, she argues: “This does not meant that the search for the historical Jesus is …show more content…
Bond seems to not think so, since this kind of story appears so frequently in ancient literature and as far as I was concerned, Jesus was much younger when this event happened. Think about it, although 12 is a young age, it isn’t quite young enough for parents to completely freak out and worry, especially since kids back them seemed to have pretty free schedules to do what they want. I spent the most time evaluating and reading over this chapter because I really still do not know how I feel about it or how I should feel. Chapter 10 and 11 touch on both the Opposition in Galilee and Jerusalem. Bond thinks it unlikely that the Pharisees were the driving force behind Jesus’ execution. That is, the idea that they plotted to kill him is an exaggeration and perhaps a vilification of the Pharisees. Bond thinks it likely they did not like Jesus, but “The Pharisees were not in a position to kill anyone, they had no reason to wish to do away with Jesus, and when he was eventually executed the people who handed him over to Rome were not the Pharisees but the chief priestly rulers”

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