The Life of Jesus : A Brief Assessment

   Introductory Comment: The following essay is an adaptation of the concluding section of my book Jesus After Two Thousand Years: What He Really Said and Did (London: SCM Press, 2000 and Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2001), pp. 686-693. Based on a translation from the original German by Dr. John Bowden, to whom I am duly grateful, the present text represents a revision I have made in collaboration with Tom Hall, whose diligent efforts are especially appreciated in view of his strong disagreement with several of my key conclusions. While the book remains a useful compendium for quick reference or for detailed study, the present brief sketch aims to transform the authentic words and actions of Jesus into a readable narrative.

NOTES

^[1] Mark 4:3-8

^[3] Matt. 6:26

^[4] Matt. 6:28

^[5] Mark 4:30-32

^[6] 2 Cor. 2:17

^[7] Gal. 3:24-25

^[8] Cf. 2 Cor. 2:14

^[9] 2 Cor. 10:3-5

^[11] Gal. 3:17

^[12] 1 Cor. 4:9

^[13] 1 Cor 9:24

^[14] 2 Cor. 12:7

^[15] Mark 6:3

^[16] Cf. Matt. 1:18-25

^[17] Matt. 1: 3-6: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of Uriah (Bathsheba).

^[19] 1 Cor. 6:3

^[20] Cf. Rom. 11:13-36

^[21] Mark 10:9, 11

^[22] Matt. 5:44a

^[23] Matt. 7:1

^[24] Matt. 5:34a

^[25] Mark 7:15

^[27] Gal. 4:6

^[28] Luke 11:2

^[29] 1 Cor. 1-2

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