WOF 228: The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Jesus has naturally been a key person of interest for Western thought, but over the last few hundred years, there have been some major shifts in what scholars describe as the “quest for the historical Jesus.”

Bishop Barron provides an overview of these developments and the problematic attempt to separate the “Jesus of history” from the “Christ of Faith.”

A listener asks what Bishop Barron would say about Jesus walking on water.

• The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians by N.T. Wright
• Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by Pope Benedict XVI
• Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI
• Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI

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