[(Resurrecting Jesus)] [By (author) Jr. Dale C. Allison] published on

by Dale C. Allison Jr.

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Genres: Biblical Studies, Christianity, Theology, Nonfiction, History, New Testament

Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr., an Errett M. Grable professor of New Testament exegesis and early Christianity, has been on the faculty of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary since 1997. Before then he served on the faculties of Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, Texas) and Friends University (Wichita, Kan.).

His areas of expertise include Second Temple Judaism, and he is the author of books on early Christian eschatology, the Gospel of Matthew, the so-called Sayings Source or Q, and the historical Jesus.

He has also written The Luminous Dusk, a book on religious experience in the modern world, and a full-length commentary on the Testament of Abraham. His most recently published works are The Love There That’s Sleeping: The Art and Spirituality of George Harrison, The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus, and Constructing Jesus: History, Memory, and Imagination. He is currently at work on a full-length commentary on the Epistle of James. He is married to Kristine Allison and they have three children.

Reviews

[Laura Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really, really like Dale Allison on the historical Jesus.

[Fred Kohn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a solid entry but it didn't really blow me away. This is possibly because I recently finished Michael Licona's thick book on the same subject, leading to Jesus overload. One thing that impressed me about this fella is that he doesn't just give lip service to being impartial; he makes a valiant attempt to be impartial.

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book on some of the questions of the historical Jesus. The author doesn't bombard you with his own view, he summarises everyone else's thinking from his own vast reading and research, then adds some logic of his own, whilst being clear on the problems of inevitable bias from all sides and the limits of what can be known. Feels like the last thing you'll ever need to read on this topic, though of course for me it won't be!

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

The correct approach is always to read more Dale Allison. The wider reception of the book focusses on essay 6, the basis for the longer resurrection book, and it is a really fantastic chapter. But it is amazing how many good chapters there are, and Dale always thinks clearly and originally. How many people are skeptics of Hume's argument on miracles, but much more bothered by the possibility of physical resurrection or its interplay with cannibalism?

The chapter on the Torah was the clearest exploration of an issue I'd historically found thorny. The chapter on Gehenna- excellent. On the apocalyptic Jesus- wonderful.

There are so many great paragraphs throughout, because the prose is also beautiful which stems from both a magical writing style and a clarity of thought. His reading is also so varied and comprehensive- the deists, German scholars, contemporary apologetics, the full paranormal literature, Peter van Inwagen, and so on. He is rigorous and careful in sifting historical arguments, with true imagination, while modest in the conclusions we should find. And of course a pleasure to read throughout.

A true giant.

[Nick · Rating 3 out of 5]

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