The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria

The article presents the passage from the traditional defense of the historical value of the gospels (which followed the model of a judicial process in which the trustworthiness of witnesses and the eye-witness character of their testimony had to be proved) to the contemporary discussion, which for...

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Main Author: Andrzej Gieniusz
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne 2015-06-01
Series:Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny
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Online Access:https://rbl.ptt.net.pl/index.php/RBL/article/view/15
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description The article presents the passage from the traditional defense of the historical value of the gospels (which followed the model of a judicial process in which the trustworthiness of witnesses and the eye-witness character of their testimony had to be proved) to the contemporary discussion, which for approximately the last fifty years has been developing and refining the criteria of historical reliability, in order to proceed to scrutinize each individual gospel text on these bases. His contribution lays out both the strong points and the weak points of the four criteria which end up being the most spendable and produce the most accurate results: the criteria of double dissimilarity, of multiple testimony, of coherence and of historical plausibility or sufficient explanation.
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spelling doaj.art-b100387408d349a3ace14c66584223b72022-12-21T20:02:45ZdeuPolskie Towarzystwo TeologiczneRuch Biblijny i Liturgiczny0209-08722391-84972015-06-0168210.21906/rbl.1515The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteriaAndrzej Gieniusz0Pontificia Università UrbanianaThe article presents the passage from the traditional defense of the historical value of the gospels (which followed the model of a judicial process in which the trustworthiness of witnesses and the eye-witness character of their testimony had to be proved) to the contemporary discussion, which for approximately the last fifty years has been developing and refining the criteria of historical reliability, in order to proceed to scrutinize each individual gospel text on these bases. His contribution lays out both the strong points and the weak points of the four criteria which end up being the most spendable and produce the most accurate results: the criteria of double dissimilarity, of multiple testimony, of coherence and of historical plausibility or sufficient explanation.https://rbl.ptt.net.pl/index.php/RBL/article/view/15Gesù storico, Leben-Jesu-Forschung, Third Quest, Jesus Seminar, ipsissima verba Jesu, ipsissima facta Jesu, ipsissima intentio Jesu, criteri interni
spellingShingle Andrzej Gieniusz
The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny
Gesù storico, Leben-Jesu-Forschung, Third Quest, Jesus Seminar, ipsissima verba Jesu, ipsissima facta Jesu, ipsissima intentio Jesu, criteri interni
title The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
title_full The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
title_fullStr The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
title_full_unstemmed The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
title_short The current discussion about the historical Jesus: problems and criteria
title_sort current discussion about the historical jesus problems and criteria
topic Gesù storico, Leben-Jesu-Forschung, Third Quest, Jesus Seminar, ipsissima verba Jesu, ipsissima facta Jesu, ipsissima intentio Jesu, criteri interni
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