List of books about Jesus

This is a bibliography of works with information or interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus. The list is grouped by date, and sorted within each group (except for the very earliest works) alphabetically by name of author.

Jesus of Nazareth (/ˈzəs/; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son incarnated and believe that he rose from the dead after being crucified.[1][2] The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four canonical gospels.[3] Note that this list does not contain important books about Jesus pertaining to Islam, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bahá'í, or several other significant faiths.

1st and 2nd centuries

edit
  • The New Testament of the Bible, especially the Gospels (see List of Gospels). Editions include The Greek New Testament, Aland, United Bible Societies.
  • The Nag Hammadi Library
  • The Diatessaron by Tatian, a harmonisation of the four canonical Gospels.
  • Miller, Robert J., ed. (1 September 2010). The Complete Gospels (4th ed.). Salem, OR: Polebridge Press. ISBN 978-1598150186.
  • Holmes, Michael W., ed. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English Translations (3rd ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. 1st edition 1890, translated and edited by Lightfoot, J. B.; 1891, revised by Harmer, J. R.[4]
  • Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 18.63-64 (18.3.3 in the numbering system of older editions). The authenticity of this passage is disputed.[5]

7th century

edit
  • The Quran, especially chapters 3 through 5 and 19.

17th century

edit

18th century

edit

19th century

edit

20th century

edit

1901–1950

edit

1951–2000

edit

21st century

edit

Unknown date

edit
  • Putenis, A. K. Jesus, the Messiah. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. Not before 1988, the date of foundation of Fortress Press. No further bibliographical information found online.[clarification needed]

Jesus as different from Paul the Apostle

edit

Jesus Married?

edit

Jacobovici, Simcha (2014). The Lost Gospel. New York: Pegasus. ISBN 978-1-60598-610-4.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Newbigin (1989) p. 66 "the whole of Christian teaching would fall to the ground if it were the case that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus were not events in real history but stories told to illustrate truths which are valid apart from these happenings."
  2. ^ Grudem (1994) pp. 568–603
  3. ^ Funk, Robert W.; Seminar, Jesus (1998). Introduction. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco. pp. 1–40. ISBN 978-0-06-062978-6. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Varner, Will. "Review of The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English Translations, 3rd edn". tms.edu. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Kasper, Walter (1976). Jesus the Christ. New Jersey: Paulist Press. pp. 289. ISBN 0-8091-2081-X.
  6. ^ "Review of Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. 38 (1): 84–85. March 1970. JSTOR 1461704.
  7. ^ "Review of Christ the End of the Law". Journal of Biblical Literature. 107 (1): 145–146. March 1988. JSTOR 3267846.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Theissen, Gerd and Annette Merz. The historical Jesus: a comprehensive guide. Fortress Press. 1998. translated from German (1996 edition)
  9. ^ "Review of The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus". Western Folklore. 38 (1): 56–57. January 1979. doi:10.2307/1498986. JSTOR 1498986. S2CID 165574835.
  10. ^ "Review of Proceedings of the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies". Britannia. 7: 396–397. 1976. doi:10.2307/525789. JSTOR 525789. S2CID 161913812.
  11. ^ Bogs, Christopher R. "Critical Review Paper on Jesus the Magician: Charlatan or Son of God?" (PDF). upenn.edu. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
edit