‘Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity’ Conference, Dayton OH

The schedule has now been confirmed for the upcoming conference centred around the recently published Jesus, Criteria, and the Demise of Authenticity edited by Chris Keith and Anthony Le Donne.

Taking place on 4^th – 5^th October 2012, this conference will critique the assumptions and methods of the so called ‘Third Quest of the Historical Jesus’. It will bring together world-class authors and speakers to discuss ‘authenticity’ and ‘criteria’ as these concepts have been traditionally understood and employed in New Testament studies.

The conference will be held at Southpark United Methodist Church, 140 Stonemill Road, Dayton, OH 45409.

For details and the full schedule:
http://historicaljesusresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/schedule-of-sessions-for-jesus-criteria.html

 

Comments

[Will Berger]

This is not a new quest. It is one more criterion, which could be called the criterion of effect (i.e., how Jesus was understood). Despite the attacks on double dissimilarity (as they coined it) , this has been acknowledged by all who embrace it. Historical research is art and method, and John Meier practices it well. He makes Jesus incarnate in the Jewishness of his time. He maintains the balance. Let's hope these new folks will learn the same balance.