Mark Allan Powell's "Jesus as a Figure in History"

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This paper discusses the figure of the historical Jesus as explored by Mark Allan Powell in his book, "Jesus as a Figure in History." The paper focuses on the role, meaning and even the existence of the historical Jesus. The paper looks at many of Powell's arguments and how these fit in with the traditional beliefs of Jesus' existence. The paper also looks at how Powell analyzes different accounts and discerns certain issues of importance.

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"Powell recognizes that there is no one portrait of Jesus that is accepted and that serves as the historical Jesus. His analysis shows the history of historical attention given to Jesus and some of the sources and methods used to develop different portraits of the man. He offers an in-depth discussion of six major historical accounts, offered by historians John Dominic Crossan, Marcus J. Borg, E.P. Sanders, John P. Meier, N.T. Wright, and The Jesus Seminar, a group founded in 1985 that has produced noteworthy and controversial writings on Jesus as a historical figure."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Powell, M.A. (1998). Jesus as a Figure in History. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press.

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