Interpreting Jesus

Timely new essays from a renowned scholar of historical Jesus studies

Dale Allison, Jr. has long been recognized as a leading scholar in historical Jesus studies. In Interpreting Jesus, he continues to advance the discussion with the expertise and insight for which he is renowned. Within these highly original essays, Allison explores questions related to Jesus and women, Jesus and miracles, Jesus and Moses, Jesus and the last things, and method in Jesus scholarship. His sound analysis is particularly timely as scholars reconsider the historical figure of Jesus and the relationships among the canonical gospels. Allison’s keen interest in developing fresh perspectives make this book an important contribution to the field; readers can be grateful that, as he puts it, ＂enduring curiosity has kept me pondering the historical Jesus.＂

Dale C. Allison Jr. is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. His academic research focuses on the historical Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew, Second Temple Judaism, and the history of the interpretation and application of biblical texts. His numerous books include The Historical Christ and the Theological Jesus, Night Comes: Death, Imagination, and the Last Things, and Encountering Mystery: Religious Experience in a Secular Age.