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The HUMAN CHRIST: THE SEARCH FOR THE HISTORICAL JESUS Hardcover – May 11, 1998

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  • Hardcover: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press; First Edition edition (May 11, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684827255
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684827254
  • Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA LAY CATHOLIC WRITER SUMMARIZES "JESUS RESEARCH" FROM 18TH CENTURY TO NOW
By Steven H Propp TOP 100 REVIEWER on June 26, 2013
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Charlotte Allen is a freelance writer and contributing editor at Lingua Franca. She wrote in the Introduction to this 1998 book, "I am not a biblical scholar, and this book is not an attempt to offer a theory of who the historical Jesus was, or whether he actually said or did those things attributed to him in the Gospels. Rather, it examines the way in which the image of Jesus has functioned as a vehicle for some of the best and worst ideas of Western civilization over the past 2,000 years." (Pg. 6) She adds, "The quest for the historical Jesus has produced surprisingly little genuine and uncontroverted new knowledge over the past three centuries about the man and his time... Despite these considerations, I do not believe that the search for the historical Jesus has been in vain. Indeed, it has come full circle in recognizing and exploring Jesus' Jewishness." (Pg. 6-7)

She admits, "One final word: As a Catholic, I am certain that my own theological presuppositions have colored my presentations of the people I have surveyed, just as their theological and ideological presuppositions have colored their presentations of Jesus... I have tried to write about the subjects of this text at least partly from their own point of view, with sympathy as well as critical detachment." (Pg. 7)

She observes, "The [18th-19th century] German Jesus-searchers in fact tended to INVENT biblical history... Partly because they were Protestants (most Catholics were disinclined to partipate in the quest for the historical Jesus, and the writings of Kant and his followers were on the Vatican's Index of Forbidden Books), and partly because they were rationalists, the German biblical scholars propounded various theories that incorporated their Protestant/rationalist/progressivist reading of history." (Pg.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWell Researched
By Larry Fischer on May 6, 2014
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Somewhat overwhelmed by the detail. Allen did a lot of research.
Good reference for names and dates.
No person has created such a volume of literature than Jesus.
That says something. You decide.
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4.0 out of 5 starsinteresting bits
By William S Jamison VINE VOICE on July 30, 2013
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This was a nice read. It certainly seems like many authors are trying to come to their own impressions of who Jesus was, though this book has as its main focus the history of the tradition of trying to figure out who Jesus was. It was also interesting to be reading this book when a news media highlight arose with the publication of Reza Aslan's new book Zealot which is also about who Jesus was. (I have not read that book yet but have ordered it). What made this interesting was a Fox News Spirited Debate piece where the interviewer made some of the most outrageous mistakes regarding who Reza was and questioned his bias as a follower of Islam writing about Jesus. It became obvious watching the patient Dr. Aslan explaining the difference between an academic work and a diatribe by someone with an agenda - to someone who was following a script that clearly had such an agenda! Notice also that when CA wrote her book there was no such Fox News debate piece, though she certainly comes to conclusions I can only imagine are similar to the ones Dr. Aslan describes - as I hope to see. In this respect, CA's book is refreshing since it remains objective and follows the complex trail with a factual explanation of all the pathways Christology took. There were some very interesting bits here and there and she recaps much of the literature, some of which I was familiar with enough to follow her easily. And now I have read Aslan's book Zealot and find both books go well together.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Lou H on January 31, 2016
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Very good survey.
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3.0 out of 5 starsCLOSE IT DOWN--NO NEED FOR ANY MORE JESUS STUFF
By Jack M Pyle on February 12, 2015
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Wow, nothing sacred to this girl! After you have read her book forget any reading of the historical Jesus. She has done it all for you and closed the (her) definitive book on the subject. Her book for me was far too dogmatic on any and all issues in the quest to understand Jesus. I did like, as Harold Bloom said, some of the gossipy tidbits she had in the book. But, just as she was so won’t to criticize one and all on their errant conclusions, I would say the same of her gossipy sections. How in the heck do we have a confirmation of fact on any juicy morsel of tales in the lives of her characters in the book than according to her, which we don’t have of Jesus in the New Testament?
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5.0 out of 5 starsLearned and Gripping
By A Customer on July 31, 1998
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This is a rare treat. Allen combines scholarship, an excellent writing style, deep cultural insight, and fearlessnes to come to terms with the way Jesus has been understood in a huge variety of social contexts through time. Her survey of intellectual history, which debunks the debunkers from the Apostolic age to our own, has predictably raised the hackles of many. Why? Her final message urges intellectual humility, a trait not often found among those who tackle this huge subject. Few have done it so successfully.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat addition to any Jesus library.
By A Customer on July 1, 1998
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Great step by step review of thought concerning who Jesus really was. Lofty thoughts of two thousand years of genius and creativity are made simple and discussed in a straight forward style. Ms. Allen always writes in layman's language but never in a condescending fassion. A wonderful addition to any Jesus library. A reference book that can be read like a novel. Well done.
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5.0 out of 5 starsImmensely readable, broad in scope
By A Customer on July 9, 2003
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The book brings together an enormous amount of material as it describes the search for the historical Jesus, not only in serious scholarship, but in novels, and films. It is a marvelous bibliographical resource. And it traces certain fashions in perception of Jesus rather ruthlessly and deservedly. I discovered the great scholar John A.T. Robinson through this book and will always be grateful for that and much more. I very much enjoyed the discussion of the fiction writers Renan, Flaubert, and the author of Quo Vadis, whose name I can't spell, and the further discussion of Hollywood Christians versus lions movies. Excellent and very thought provoking. This is an invaluable survey for its depth and breadth. We must be reminded over and over again that what we think is brand new in Jesus research isn't new at all. It's been done and done. High recommended. Anne Rice, New Orleans, La.
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