Who Do My Opponents Say That I Am?: An Investigation of the Accusations Against the Historical Jesus (Library Of New Testament Studies 327)

This volume will unpack the seven allegations proposed by Scot McKnight in his article 'Calling Jesus Mamzer' in the inaugural volume of The Journal for the Historical Jesus (Volume 1.1 2003: 73-103). Each essay will explore the historicity of each accusation and what they tell us about Jesus. McKnight and Modica propose that by examining these specific allegations, one can begin to comprehend a neglected dimension of historical Jesus studies, namely, that Jesus can be understood by what his opponents (critics) say of him. They contend that such an approach offers, as Malina and Neyrey have previously examined in Calling Jesus Names , a 'Christology from the side'. There will be an introductory and concluding essay from the editors. Introduction / Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica Jesus as law-breaker / Michael F. Bird Jesus as demon-possessed / Dwight D. Sheets Jesus as glutton and drunkard / Joseph B. Modica Jesus as blasphemer / Darrell L. Bock Jesus as false prophet / James F. McGrath -- Jesus as King of the Jews / Lynn H. Cohick -- Jesus as Mamzer ('Illegitimate son") / Scot McKnight.