- Why were the Gospels written?
- How did the Christians decide which gospels were “true” and which
were not? - How did Jesus’ death and resurrection affect Muslims? Or did they?
Sanders, E.P. The Historical Figure ofJesus. New York: Penguin, 1985.
Wilkinson, John. Jerusalem as Jesus Knew It. London: Thames & Hudson,
1978.
Brown, Raymond. The Death of the Messiah. New York: Doubleday &
Company, 1994.
Cahill, Thomas. Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After
Jesus. New York: Random House Publishers, 2001.
Crossan, John Dominic, and Jonathan L. Reed. Excavating Jesus: Beneath
the Stones, Behind the Texts. New York: HarperCollins Publishers,
2002.
Pentecost, J. Dwight, and John Danilson. Words and Works of Jesus Christ.
Michigan: Zondervan, 2000.
- http://www.theologywebsite.com - Site connecting the on-line theological com-
munity. Includes a chatroom. (Christian perspective). - http://www.jesus-institute.org/ - A site dedicated to presenting historical informa-
tion about the person Jesus without religious affiliation. - http://www.jpost.com - Excellent resource for a multitude of articles about pre-
sent day Jerusalem, including the temple mount and Herod’s temple.
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