The Resurrection of Jesus: John Dominic Crossan and N.T. Wright in Dialogue

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Two of today's most important and popular New Testament scholars, John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright, here air their very different understandings of the historical reality and theological meaning of Jesus' Resurrection. The book highlights points of agreement and disagreement between them and explores the many attendant issues.This book brings two leading lights in Jesus studies together for a long-overdue conversation with one another and with significant scholars from other disciplines. Contributors Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Resurrection: Historical Event or Theological Explanation? A Dialogue N. T. Wright and John Dominic Crossan 2. In Appreciation of the Dominical and Thomistic Traditions: The Contribution of J. D. Crossan and N. T. Wright to Jesus Research Craig A. Evans 3. The Hermeneutics of Resurrection: How N. T. Wright and John Dominic Crossan Read the Resurrection Narratives Robert B. Stewart 4. Mapping the Recent Trend toward the Bodily Resurrection Appearances of Jesus in Light of Other Prominent Critical Positions Gary R. Habermas 5. The Epistemology of Resurrection Belief R. Douglas Geivett 6. The Gospel of Peter: Does It Contain a Precanonical Resurrection Narrative? Charles L. Quarles 7. The Resurrection: Faith or History? Alan F. Segal 8. Wright and Crossan on the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus William Lane Craig 9. The Future of the Resurrection Ted Peters Appendix: Bodily-Resurrection Faith John Dominic Crossan Notes Index