Whole eras of western cultural, as well as religious, history have been reflected in the various stages of the quest. Others have castigated their predecessors but put their faith in new methods and approaches that they claim will succeed where others failed. Many have pronounced the quest misguided, fruitless, and finished. Interest and activity have waxed and waned over the years.
Thousands of scholars have been drawn into the pursuit, and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of books, scholarly and popular, have been products of the quest. It has often seemed the most significant task that critical study of the New Testament could pursue.
The quest began with the beginnings of modern historical critical study of the New Testament. From the Historical Jesus to the Jesus of Testimonyįor two centuries scholars have been in quest of the historical Jesus.
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