Fabricating Jesus

Why are scholars so prone to fabricate a new Jesus? Why is the public so eager to accept such claims without question? What methods and assumptions predispose scholars to distort the record? Is there a more sober approach to finding the real Jesus? Craig Evans offers a sane approach to examining the sources for understanding the historical Jesus.

Craig A. Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Preface	p. 9
Introduction	p. 15
Misplaced Faith and Misguided Suspicion: Old and New School Skeptics	p. 19
Cramped Starting Points and Overly Strict Critical Methods: The Question of Authenticity	p. 34
Questionable Texts-Part I: The Gospel of Thomas	p. 52
Questionable Texts-Part II: The Gospel of Peter, the Egerton Gospel, the Gospel of Mary and the Secret Gospel of Mark	p. 78
Alien Contexts: The Case Against Jesus as Cynic	p. 100
Skeletal Sayings: Maxims Without a Context	p. 123
Diminished Deeds: A Fresh Look at Healings and Miracles	p. 139
Dubious Uses of Josephus: Understanding Late Antiquity	p. 158
Anachronisms and Exaggerated Claims: Christianities Lost and Otherwise	p. 180
Hokum History and Bogus Findings: Jesus Between the Lines	p. 204
Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? Unfabricating His Aims and Claims	p. 222
Agrapha: Free-floating Sayings of Jesus	p. 236
What Should We Think About the Gospel of Judas?	p. 240
Glossary	p. 246
Abbreviations	p. 248
Notes	p. 250
Recommended Reading	p. 272
Author Index	p. 275
Subject Index	p. 278
Scripture Index	p. 283
Index of Extracanonical Ancient Sources	p. 288
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