TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Voorst,Robert E.
TI  - Jesus outside the New Testament: an introduction to the ancient evidence 
T2  - Studying the historical Jesus
SN  - 0802843689
U1  - 232.908 23
KW  - Jesus Christ
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. Study of Jesus outside the New Testament -- Brief history of research -- Did Jesus really exist -- Plan of the present work -- 2. Jesus in classical writings -- Thallos: the eclipse at Jesus' death -- Pliny the Younger: the Christ of Christian worship -- Suetonius: the instigator Chrestus -- Tacitus: the executed Christ -- Mara bar Serapion: the wise Jewish king -- Lucian of Samosata: the crucified Sophist -- Celsus: Christ the magician -- Conclusions -- 3. Jesus in Jewish writings -- Is Jesus mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls -- Josephus: Jesus, a wise man called the Christ -- Rabbinic tradition: Jesus the magician and deceiver -- Toledot Yeshu: how ancient a Polemic against Jesus -- Conclusions -- 4. Jesus in the sources of the canonical gospels -- L: Jesus, the powerful teacher and healer -- Special material of Matthew: an M source on Jesus -- Signs source of the fourth gospel: Jesus the Messiah -- Q: Jesus, the agent of the Kingdom of God -- Conclusions -- 5. Jesus in Christian writings after the New Testament -- Agrapha: scattered sayings of Jesus -- Nag Hammadi literature: Jesus the revealer of secret knowledge -- New Testament Apocrypha: traditions and legends about Jesus
ER  -