Near the beginning, Meier revisits the subject of criteria of historical authenticity. What, then, are the main conclusions of the present volume? I have not found a single conclusion reached on grounds that I would question. Some of these footnotes have as much weight as entire chapters of the books of some scholars.Įqually as impressive as Meier’s erudition is his critical acumen. The reader may well be tempted to skip reading the footnotes and focus only on the text, but to do that would mean missing a wealth of acute observations. This volume, which consumed six years, along with the three earlier volumes in this series represents the most impressive work of biblical scholarship that this reviewer has ever read. IV: Law and Love (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009). MEIER, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus.
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