Introduction / Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica -- Jesus as law-breaker / Michael F. Bird -- Jesus as demon-possessed / Dwight D. Sheets -- Jesus as glutton and drunkard / Joseph B. Modica -- Jesus as blasphemer / Darrell L. Bock -- Jesus as false prophet / James F. McGrath -- Jesus as King of the Jews / Lynn H. Cohick -- Jesus as mamzer ("illegitimate son") / Scot McKnight.
Summary
This volume will unpack the seven allegations proposed by Scot McKnight in his article 'Calling Jesus Mamzer' in the inaugural volume of The Journal for the Historical Jesus (Volume 1.1 2003: 73-103). Each essay will explore the historicity of each accusation and what they tell us about Jesus. McKnight and Modica propose that by examining these specific allegations, one can begin to comprehend a neglected dimension of historical Jesus studies, namely, that Jesus can be understood by what his opponents (critics) say of him. They contend that such an approach offers, as Malina and Neyrey have pr.
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