Reading List
Below are listed many of the books and other media that first inspired
Reverend Chuck to form the First Church of Historical Jesus. Clicking
on any of the links will bring you to Amazon.com, where you can read detailed
descriptions and reviews, and purchase the items if you wish.¹
Light Reading
Many people may wish to look over some shorter books on the subject before
diving into the thick volumes listed next. We recommend two titles that
give overviews of the subject of the Historical Jesus. Note, however,
that the Gospel of Jesus has little explanatory material in it, and thus
might prove confusing to the new reader.
The
Historical Figure of Jesus, by E.P. Sanders
The
Gospel of Jesus: According to the Jesus Seminar, by Robert
Walter Funk (Editor), Jesus Seminar
Jesus:
A Revolutionary Biography, by John Dominic Crossan
Thicker Books
A
History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,
by Karen Armstrong - An FCHJ "Must Have"
The
Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus,
by Robert W. Funk (Translator), Roy W. Hoover (Translator), the Jesus
Seminar - An FCHJ "Must Have"
The
Acts of Jesus: The Search for the Authentic Deeds of Jesus,
by Robert Walter Funk (Editor), The Jesus Seminar
The
Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant,
by John Dominic Crossan - An FCHJ "Must Have"
The
Birth of Christianity: Discovering What Happened in the Years Immediately
After the Execution of Jesus, by John Dominic Crossan -
An FCHJ "Must Have"
Excavating
Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts, by John Dominic
Crossan, Jonathan L. Reed
Excavating
Q: The History and Setting of the Sayings Gospel, by John
S. Kloppenborg, John S. Kloppenborg Verbin, Michael Andreas (Preface),
Stefan John (Preface)
The
Roots of the Problem and the Person (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical
Jesus, Volume 1), by John P. Meier
Mentor,
Message, and Miracles (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus,
Volume 2), by John P. Meier
Companions
and Competitors (A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume
3), by John P. Meier
Why
I Am Not a Christian, and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects,
by Bertrand Arthur Russell
A
Brief History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
The
Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the
Ultimate Theory, by Brian Greene -
A Reverend Chuck Personal Pick
The
Last Temptation of Christ, by Nikos Kazantzakis
Films
The
Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, DVD), also available in VHS
Jesus
Christ Superstar (1973, DVD), also available in VHS
(Wide Screen) and VHS
Monty
Python's Life of Brian (1979, DVD), also available in DVD
(Deluxe Edition), VHS
(Wide Screen) and VHS
- A Reverend Chuck Personal Pick
The
Last Temptation of Christ (1988, DVD), also available in VHS
- A Reverend Chuck Personal Pick
From
Jesus to Christ: The First Christians (1998, VHS)
Music
Jesus
Christ Superstar (Original London Concept Recording), by Andrew
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Featuring the voice talent of Ian Gillan (as
Jesus) and Yvonne Elliman (as Mary Magdalene) -
A Reverend Chuck Personal Pick
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