James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton Theological Seminary. Petr Pokorny (1933-2020) was a leading Czech theologian and biblical scholar who for many years led the department of New Testament studies at Charles University in Prague.
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"Interpretation" This collection of essays (from the first Princeton-Prague Symposium on Jesus Research in 2005) assesses the present state of historical-Jesus research. . . . The contributors concur that a sketch of Jesus is beginning to appear that is both increasingly reliable, historically, and helpful, theologically. "Review of Biblical Literature" The participants of the Prague symposium concur that Jesus' life and message should be studied within Second Temple Judaism. At the same time, they are aware that the convictions and theology of the postresurrection period have influenced the Gospels in their rendering of the traditions from and about Jesus. . . . The aim of Jesus research is to clarify which interpretation of Jesus can be reconciled with the primary source material and which cannot. On this basis, a sketch of Jesus is beginning to appear. Further studies along this avenue are welcome. "Trinity Journal" Regardless of whether one agrees with all or even most of the conclusions reached in this volume, when coupled with future volumes by the Princeton-Prague symposia, this volume will be a helpful tool for both scholars and students engaged in Jesus research. "