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Chapter 12
Part III: Christian Theology:
12. Faith and History: A New Christological Agenda

QUESTIONS
 
1.

What did Lessing mean when he spoke of a 'ugly great ditch' between faith and history? [answer]

2.

Suppose, for the sake of argument, that the New Testament gets the facts about Jesus wrong. How could we correct it? [answer]

3.

In what ways does the 'quest of the historical Jesus' reflect the agenda of the Enlightenment? [answer]

4.

Assess the contribution of either Martin Kähler or Albert Schweitzer to the failure of the 'quest of the historical Jesus.' [answer]

5.

If the bones of Jesus Christ were to be discovered in Palestine, what would remain of Christianity? [answer]