Book Analysis

 

Below are a list of possible books that students may choose from for their book analysis and presentation. The list is not exhaustive of legitimate possibilities, so I am quite willing to negotiate with students who wish to read other books.

 

 

The Social Gospel of Jesus: The Kingdom of God in Mediterranean Perspective. By Bruce J. Malina

 

The Jesus Quest. By Ben Witherington III

 

The Real Jesus. By Luke Timothy Johnson

 

Living Jesus. By Luke Timothy Johnson

 

A Marginal Jew. By John P. Meier

 

The Politics of Jesus. By John Howard Yoder

 

Jesus Christ and Mythology. By Rudolf Bultmann

 

Jesus of Nazareth: Millenarian Prophet. By Dale C. Allison

 

The Moral Vision of the New Testament. By Richard B. Hays

 

The New Testament and the People of God. By N.T. Wright

 

A Theology for the Social Gospel. By Walter Rauschenbusch

 

A Life of Jesus. By Edgar J. Goodspeed