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Books on the Historical Jesus

Books on the Historical Jesus Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 7 (2009) 91–97 www.brill.nl/jshj © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI 10.1163/174551909X401932 Books on the Historical Jesus Robinson, James M., Th e Gospel of Jesus: A Historical Search for the Original Good News (New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005), xiv + 238 pp. ISBN 9-780- 06085-829-2. $14.95. By titling his book Th e Gospel of rather than Th e Gospel about Jesus James Robinson sig- nals that he writes, not to off er another study on the historical Jesus, but to present his reconstruction of Jesus’ message to a contemporary readership. Th e ‘human dilemma’, Robinson contends, is the array of wants and trials that in every age confront all members of the race. Whereas institutions and individuals have typically solved that dilemma ‘for themselves at the expense of everyone else’ (p. xiii), Jesus preached a faith in God for one’s own needs and a ministry under God for the needs of others. Since this human dilemma ‘is still our dilemma’ (p. xiii), Robinson wants to insure that Jesus’ solution can still be our solution; and with this in view he writes to give that solution a new hearing. Robinson divides his http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus Brill

Books on the Historical Jesus

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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 7 (2009) 91–97 www.brill.nl/jshj © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, 2009 DOI 10.1163/174551909X401932 Books on the Historical Jesus Robinson, James M., Th e Gospel of Jesus: A Historical Search for the Original Good News (New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005), xiv + 238 pp. ISBN 9-780- 06085-829-2. $14.95. By titling his book Th e Gospel of rather than Th e Gospel about Jesus James Robinson sig- nals that he writes, not to off er another study on the historical Jesus, but to present his reconstruction of Jesus’ message to a contemporary readership. Th e ‘human dilemma’, Robinson contends, is the array of wants and trials that in every age confront all members of the race. Whereas institutions and individuals have typically solved that dilemma ‘for themselves at the expense of everyone else’ (p. xiii), Jesus preached a faith in God for one’s own needs and a ministry under God for the needs of others. Since this human dilemma ‘is still our dilemma’ (p. xiii), Robinson wants to insure that Jesus’ solution can still be our solution; and with this in view he writes to give that solution a new hearing. Robinson divides his

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