List of books about Jesus explained

This is a bibliography of works with information or interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus. The list is grouped by date, and sorted within each group (except for the very earliest works) alphabetically by name of author.

Jesus of Nazareth (; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity. Most Christian denominationsvenerate him as God the Son incarnated and believe that he rose from the dead after being crucified.^{[1] [2]} The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the four canonical gospels.^[3] Note that this list does not contain important books about Jesus pertaining to Islam, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bahá'í, or several other significant faiths.

1st and 2nd centuries

• The New Testament of the Bible, especially the Gospels (see List of Gospels). Editions include The Greek New Testament, Aland, United Bible Societies.
• The Nag Hammadi Library
• The Diatessaron by Tatian, a harmonisation of the four canonical Gospels.
• Book: Miller . Robert J. . The Complete Gospels . Polebridge Press . Salem, OR . 4th . September 1, 2010 . 978-1598150186 .
• Book: The Apostolic Fathers

  Greek texts and English Translations

  . Michael W. Holmes . Holmes . Michael W. . 3rd . . Grand Rapids, MI . 1999 . 1st edition 1890, translated and edited by Lightfoot, J. B.; 1891, revised by Harmer, J. R.^[4]
• Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews 18.63-64 (18.3.3 in the numbering system of older editions). The authenticity of this passage is disputed.^[5]

7th century

• The Quran, especially chapters 3 through 5 and 19.

17th century

• Book: Browne, Sir Thomas . Thomas Browne . Pseudodoxia Epidemica ("Vulgar Errors") . 1672 . 6th . Link to online text in Wikipedia article.

18th century

• Book: Dupuis, Charles François . The Origin of All Religious Worship . archive.org . Charles François Dupuis . 1872 . Translated from the French . New Orleans . February 10, 2015 . First French edition 1798, abridged from a 12-volume work of 1795.
• Book: Reimarus, Hermann Samuel . Hermann Samuel Reimarus . George Wesley Buchanan . Buchanan . George Wesley . Translated from the German by Buchanan, George Wesley . The Goal of Jesus and His Disciples . Leiden . . c.17501760 . 1970. The English title does not correspond to that of any work by Reimarius in either German or English Wikipedia.
• Book: Volney, C. F. . The Ruins, or Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires: and the Law of Nature . gutenberg.org . Constantin-François Chassebœuf . . New York, NY . Twentieth Century Publishing Co. . 1890 . 1802 . February 10, 2015 . Original French publication 1791.

19th century

• The Book of Mormon, especially Third Nephi.
• Doctrine and Covenants
• Book: Bauer, Bruno . Bruno Bauer . An English Edition of Bruno Bauer's 1843 Christianity Exposed: A Recollection of the Eighteenth Century and a Contribution to the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century . Trejo . Paul . Translated from the German by Ziegler, Esther . . Lewiston, NY . May 2002 . 1843 . 978-0773471832 .
• Book: Carlyle, Thomas . Thomas Carlyle . On Heroes and Hero-Worship: and the Heroic in History . . London . 1896 .
• Book: Edersheim, Alfred . Alfred Edersheim . The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah . 1883 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Kierkegaard, Søren . Søren Kierkegaard . Training in Christianity, and the Edifying Discourse Which 'Accompanied' It . Translated from the Danish . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 1850 . 1941 .
• Book: Notovitch, Nicolas . Nicolas Notovitch . The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ . Translated from the Russian by J. H. Connelly and L. Landsberg . gutenberg.org . R. F. Fenno . New York, NY . 1890 . February 15, 2015 . Original Russian publication 1887.
• Book: Renan, Joseph Ernest . Ernest Renan . The Life of Jesus . . London . 1863 .
• Book: Strauss, David Friedrich . David Strauss . The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined . . 1846 . June 1, 2010 . Cosimo Classics . 978-1616403096 . Original German publication 183536.
• Book: Strauss, David Friedrich . The Life of Jesus for the People . archive.org . . London and Edinburgh . 1879 . 2nd . Authorised translation . February 10, 2015 . Original German publication 1864.
• Book: Strauss, David Friedrich . The Christ of Faith and the Jesus of History: A Critique of Schleiermacher's The Life of Jesus . Translated from the German by Keck, Leander E. . Minneapolis, MN . . 1977 . 978-0800612733 . Original German publication 1865.
• Book: Tolstoy, Leo . The Kingdom of God is Within You . gutenberg.org . Leo Tolstoy . . 1894 . Cassell Publishing Co. . New York, NY . February 10, 2015 ., Wikipedia article The Kingdom of God is Within You. Original Russian publication 1894.
• Book: White, Ellen G. . Ellen G. White . . 1898 . Written by a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Link to online text in main Wikipedia article.

20th century

19011950

• Book: Brandes, Georg . Georg Brandes . Jesus: A Myth . Translated from the Danish by Björkman, Edwin . New York . Albert & Charles Boni . 1926 .
• Book: Dobson, Rev. C. C. . Did Our Lord Visit Britain: As They Say in Cornwall and Somerset? . . London . 1936 . May 29, 2008 . 9th . 978-0852050514 .
• Book: Dowling, Levi H. . Levi H. Dowling . The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ. The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion of the Aquarian Age of the World and of the Church Universal . L. N. Fowler & Co. . London . 1911 . 1908 . The main Wikipedia article contains links to the online text.
• Book: Drews, Arthur . Arthur Drews . . . London and Leipsic . . 1909 . Link to online text in Wikipedia article.
• Book: Eisler, Robert . Robert Eisler . The Messiah Jesus and John the Baptist, According to Flavius Josephus' 'Capture of Jerusalem' . . London . 1931 .
• Book: Gibran, Kahlil . Kahlil Gibran . Jesus, the Son of Man . 1928 . March 1995 . . New York, NY . 978-0679439226 .
• Book: Graves, Robert . Robert Graves . King Jesus

  A Novel

  . 1946 . October 1981 . . New York, NY . 978-0374181147 .
• Book: Hoskyns . Sir Edwyn . Sir Edwyn Hoskyns, 13th Baronet . Davey . Noel . The Riddle of the New Testament . . London . 1931 .
• Book: Jack, James William . The Historic Christ. An Examination of Dr. Robert Eisler's Theory According to the Slavonic version of Josephus and the Other Sources . J. Clarke & Co. . London . 1933 .
• Book: Kalthoff, Albert . The Rise of Christianity . archive.org . Albert Kalthoff . . Watts & Co. . London . 1907 . 1904 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Lewis, C. S. . C. S. Lewis . . 19421944 . March 3, 2009 . Harper . San Francisco . Revised and enlarged . 978-0060652920. A book on Christianity and logical support for Jesus as God, from an Anglo-Catholic perspective.
• Book: Morison, Frank . Albert Henry Ross . Who Moved the Stone? A Discussion of the Trial, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ . Faber & Faber . London . 1930 .
• Oursler, Fulton (1949), The Greatest Story Ever Told: A Tale Of The Greatest Life Ever Lived, New York: Doubleday.
• Pyle, Howard (1903), Rejected of Men: A Story of To-day, New York: Harper. A novel about Jesus' coming to early twentieth century America.
• Book: Remsburg, John E. . The Christ: A Critical Review and Analysis of the Evidences of His Existence . archive.org . John Remsburg . New York . The Truth Seeker Company . 1909 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Robertson, J. M., M.P. . The Jesus Problem: A Restatement of the Myth Theory . archive.org . J. M. Robertson . London . Watts & Co. . 1917 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Schweitzer, Albert . The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of Its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede . archive.org . Albert Schweitzer . Translated from the German by Montgomery, W. . Adam and Charles Black. London . 1910 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Talmage, James E. . Jesus the Christ . gutenberg.org . James E. Talmage . 1915 . 1922 . 6th . . Salt Lake City, UT . February 10, 2015 . Main Wikipedia article Jesus the Christ (book).
• Book: [[Urantia Foundation]]. 19241955 . . Link to online text in the main Wikipedia article.

19512000

• Book: Albright, William F. . William F. Albright . Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan: An Historical Analysis of Two Contrasting Faiths . 1968 . . Garden City, New York . 0-931464-01-3 . ^[6]
• Book: Allegro, John M. . John Marco Allegro . The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross

  A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East

  . . London . May 18, 1970 . 978-0340128756 .
• Book: Andrews . Richard . Schellenberger . Paul . The Tomb of God

  The Body of Jesus and the Solution to a 2,000-Year-Old Mystery

  . New York, NY . . November 1996 . 978-0316042758 .
• Book: Badenas, Robert . Christ the End of the Law, Romans 10.4 in Pauline Perspective . 1985 . . Sheffield . 0-905774-93-0 . ^[7]
• Book: Michael Baigent . Baigent . Michael . Richard Leigh (author) . Leigh . Richard . Henry Lincoln . Lincoln . Henry . . New . 1982 . September 7, 2006 . . New York, NY . 978-0099503095 .
• Book: Baigent . Michael . Leigh . Richard . Lincoln . Henry . The Messianic Legacy . . New York, NY . October 1987 . 978-0805005684 .
• Book: Blomberg, Craig L. . Craig Blomberg . The Historical Reliability of the Gospels . 1987 . November 10, 2007 . 2nd . . Downer's Grove, Illinois . 978-0830828074 .
• Book: Bornkamm, Gunther . Günther Bornkamm . Jesus of Nazareth . registration . . London . 1960 . 978-0340011256 .
• Book: Brandon, S. G. F. . S. G. F. Brandon . Jesus and the Zealots: a Study of the Political Factor in Primitive Christianity . . Manchester . 1967 . 978-0684310107 .
• Book: Brandon, S. G. F. . The Trial of Jesus of Nazareth . London . . 1968 . 978-0713412505 .
• Book: Brown, Raymond E. . Raymond E. Brown . An Introduction to the New Testament . October 13, 1997 . . New Haven . 978-0300140163 .
• Book: Bultmann, Rudolf . Rudolf Bultmann . Jesus Christ and Mythology . registration . . New York . 1958 . Bultmann was a prominent figure in early 20th century historical Jesus research.
• Book: Carmichael, Joel . Joel Carmichael . The Death of Jesus . . London . 1963 .
• Book: Cohen, Shaye J. D. . Shaye J. D. Cohen . From the Maccabees to the Mishnah . 1987 . . Louisville, KY . 978-0664250171 .
• Book: Craig, William Lane . William Lane Craig . The Son Rises: The Historical Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus . 2000 . . Eugene, OR . 978-1579104641 .
• Book: Craig, William Lane . Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up? A Debate Between William Lane Craig and John Dominic Crossan . 1998 . . Grand Rapids, MI . 978-0801021756 .
• Book: Crossan, John Dominic . John Dominic Crossan . Who Killed Jesus? Exposing the Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Gospel Story of the Death of Jesus . August 3, 1996 . . New York City . 978-0060614805 . Crossan is a prominent figure in contemporary historical Jesus research.
• Book: Don Cupitt . Cupitt . Don . Peter . Armstrong . Who Was Jesus? . . London . December 1977 . 978-0563174134 .
• Book: Guy Davenport . Davenport . Guy . Benjamin Urrutia . Urrutia . Benjamin . The Logia of Yeshua

  The Sayings of Jesus

  . . Berkeley, CA . June 1, 1998 . 978-1887178709 .
• Book: Dibelius, Martin . Martin Dibelius . Jesus: A Study of the Gospels . . UK . 1963 . Dibelius a prominent figure in 20th century historical Jesus research.
• Book: Doherty, Earl . Earl Doherty . The Jesus Puzzle

  Did Christianity Begin with a Mythical Christ? Challenging the Existence of an Historical Jesus

  . 2005 . 1999 . Age of Reason Publications . Ottawa . 978-0968925911 .
• Book: Dundes, Alan . Alan Dundes . The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus . In In Quest of the Hero . November 1, 1990 . 1976 . . Princeton, NJ . 978-0691020624 . ^[8]
• Book: Dunn, James D. G. . James Dunn (theologian) . Jesus, Paul and the Law . Westminster John Knox Press . Louisville, KY . April 1, 1990 . 978-0664250959 .
• Book: Ehrman, Bart D. . The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings . archive.org . Bart D. Ehrman . 1997 . . New York and Oxford . 0-19-508481-0 . February 10, 2015 .
• Book: Ehrman, Bart D. . . 1999 . Oxford University Press . New York and Oxford . 978-0195124743 .
• Book: Faber-Kaiser, A. . Andreas Faber-Kaiser . Jesus died in Kashmir: Jesus, Moses and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel . Translated from the Spanish by M. G. Horwood . Gordon and Cremonesi . London . April 1977 . 978-0860330417 . Original Spanish publication 1976.
• Book: Fredriksen, Paula . Paula Fredriksen . From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Christ . registration . July 1, 1988 . . New Haven, CT . 978-0300040180 .
• Book: Fredriksen, Paula . Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity . . New York, NY . November 1999 . 978-0679446750 .
• Book: Timothy Freke . Freke . Timothy . Peter Gandy (author) . Gandy . Peter . The Jesus Mysteries

  Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?

  . London . . 1999 . 978-0722536766 .
• Book: Robert W. Funk . Funk . Robert W. . Hoover . Roy W. . Jesus Seminar . Jesus Seminar . The Five Gospels: What Did Jesus Really Say? The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus . January 17, 1994 . . New York, NY . 978-0025419490 . Funk was an expert on parables, and Crossan (a founding member of the Jesus Seminar) is a major figure in contemporary historical Jesus research. Crossan promotes the view that Jesus was more of a Cynic sage, an important current viewpoint but secondary to the view that he was an apocalyptic prophet.
• Book: Robert Graves . Graves . Robert . Podro . Joshua . The Nazarene Gospel Restored . registration . . London . 1953 . B005VN4RCS .
• Book: Graves, Robert . Jesus in Rome: A Historical Conjecture . Cassell & Co. . London . 1957 . B000J2KBMG .
• Book: Hinnels . John R. . Mithraic Studies: Proceedings of the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies . . Manchester . 1975 . 978-0719005367 . ^[9]
• Book: Johnson, Luke Timothy . Luke Timothy Johnson . The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the Traditional Gospels . . San Francisco . 1996 . 978-0060641771 .
• Book: Joyce, Donovan . Donovan Joyce . The Jesus Scroll

  A Time Bomb for Christianity?

  . 1972 . January 1973 . Doubleday . New York, NY . 978-0803743007 .
• Book: Käsemann, Ernst . Ernst Käsemann . Jesus Means Freedom: A Polemical Survey of the New Testament . London . . 1969 . 2013 . 9780334007753 . Käsemann is a prominent figure in historical Jesus research.^[10]
• Book: Kazantzakis, Nikos . Nikos Kazantzakis . . Translated from the Greek . 1955 . . 1960 . B00M53Z3A2 .
• Book: Laidler, Keith . The Head of God – The Lost Treasure of the Templars . London . . August 31, 1998 . 978-0297841296 .
• Book: Leidner, Harold . Harold Leidner . The Fabrication of the Christ Myth . Survey Press . April 2, 2000 . 978-0967790107 .
• Book: Maccoby, Hyam Zoundell . Hyam Maccoby . Revolution in Judea. Jesus and the Jewish Resistance . London . Ocean Books . 1973 .
• Book: Maccoby, Hyam Zoundell . Jesus the Pharisee . London . SCM Press . September 5, 2000 . 978-0334029144 .
• Book: McDowell, Josh . Josh McDowell . The New Evidence that Demands a Verdict: Fully Updated to Answer the Questions Challenging Christians Today . . Nashville, TN . October 22, 1999 . 1972 . 978-0785243632 .
• Book: Meier, John P. . John P. Meier . A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Volume 1 . 1991 . December 31, 1996 . . New York, NY . 978-0385264259 .
• Book: Meier, John P. . A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Volume 2 . 1994 . December 31, 1996 . Bantam Doubleday Dell . New York, NY . 978-0385469920 . registration . Volumes 3 and 4: 21st century.
• Book: Mendenhall, George E. . George E. Mendenhall . The Tenth Generation: The Origins of the Biblical Tradition . . Baltimore, MD . 1973 . 9780801812675 . A study of the earliest traditions of Israel from linguistic and archaeological evidence which treats the teachings and followers of Jesus in that context.
• Book: Messori, Vittorio . Vittorio Messori . Jesus Hypotheses . St Paul Publications . Translated from the Italian by Smith, M. . November 1978 . 978-0854391554 . Italian title, Ipotesi su Gesù (1976). A book which initially explores the question of Jesus from two secular points of view, mythical (Jesus never lived) and critical (Jesus was not God), and finally considers a third hypothesis - faith.
• Book: Mitchell, Stephen . Stephen Mitchell (translator) . The Gospel According to Jesus: A New Translation and Guide to His Essential Teaching for Believers and Unbelievers . registration . HarperCollins . October 1991 . 978-0060166410 .
• Book: Pelikan, Jaroslav . Jaroslav Pelikan . Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture . July 1, 1985 . Yale University Press . New Haven, CT . 978-0300034967 .
• Book: Phipps, William E. . Was Jesus Married? The Distortion of Sexuality in the Christian Tradition . 1970 . February 28, 1986 . New . . Lanham, MD . 978-0819151919 .
• Book: Lynn Picknett . Picknett . Lynn . Prince . Clive . The Templar Revelation

  Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ

  . . London . August 1, 1997 . 978-0593038703 .
• Book: Prophet, Elizabeth Clare . Elizabeth Clare Prophet . The Lost Years of Jesus: On the Discoveries of Notovich, Abhedananda, Roerich and Caspari . . Washington, DC . 1986 . 978-0916766795 . registration.
• Book: Rieser, Max . Samuel Maximilian Rieser . The True Founder of Christianity and the Hellenistic Philosophy . Amsterdam . Graduate Press . June 1979 . 978-9062960811.
• Book: Roberts, Michèle . Michèle Roberts . . . London . June 1984 . 978-0413529206 . A novel.
• Book: Robinson, John . John A. T. Robinson . . London . SCM Press . 1963 . September 4, 2013 . 978-0334047339 .
• Book: Runeberg, Arne . Arne Runeberg . Jesu korsfästelse i religionshistorisk belysning . . Helsingfors . 1952 . sv . Employs evolutionary anthropology.
• Book: Sanders, E. P. . E. P. Sanders . Jesus and Judaism . . Minneapolis, MN . 1985 . 978-0800607432 . A specialist book, but not inaccessible.
• Book: Sanders, E. P. . The Historical Figure of Jesus . . London . 1993 . November 30, 1995 . New . 978-0140144994 . An up-to-date, popular, but thoroughly scholarly book. Sanders is a prominent figure in contemporary historical Jesus research.^[10]
• Book: Schaberg, Jane . Jane Schaberg . Illegitimacy of Jesus: A Feminist Theological Interpretation of the Infancy Narratives . 1987 . October 17, 2006 . . Sheffield . 20th anniversary . 978-1905048847 .
• Book: Schillebeeckx, Edward . Edward Schillebeeckx . Christ, the Sacrament of the Encounter with God . . New York, NY . 1963 . June 1, 1987 . 978-0934134729 .
• Book: Sheen, Fulton J. . Fulton J. Sheen . Life of Christ . Bantam Doubleday Dell . 1958 . December 31, 1977 . New . 978-0385132206 .
• Book: Shorto, Russell . Russell Shorto . Gospel Truth, The New Image of Jesus Emerging from Science and History and Why It Matters . 1-57322-056-6 . New York . . March 17, 1997 .
• Book: Smith, Morton . Morton Smith . Jesus the Magician

  Charlatan or Son of God?

  . . 1978 . ^[11]
• Book: Spong, John Shelby . John Shelby Spong . Resurrection: Myth or Reality? A Bishop's Search for the Origins of Christianity . HarperCollins . Australia . May 11, 1994 . 978-0060675462 .
• Book: Theissen, Gerd . Gerd Theissen . The Shadow of the Galilean: The Quest of the Historical Jesus in Narrative Form . 1987 . May 1, 2007 . 20th anniversary . Fortress Press . Minneapolis, MN . 978-0800639006 .
• Book: Theissen . Gerd . Annette Merz . Merz . Annette . The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide . Fortress Press . Minneapolis, MN . 1996 . May 1, 1998 . 978-0800631222 . An amazing book, tough but rewarding, exceptionally detailed.
• Book: Thiering, Barbara . Barbara Thiering . Jesus & the Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Unlocking the Secrets of His Life Story . Toronto . HarperCollins . May 1992 . 978-0060677824 .
• Book: Thiering, Barbara . Jesus The Man

  A New Interpretation from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Decoding the Real Story of Jesus and Mary Magdalene

  . Doubleday . London . September 17, 1992 . 978-0385403344 .
• Book: Thiering, Barbara . Jesus of the Apocalypse: The Life of Jesus After the Crucifixion . Doubleday . 1996 . 978-0385405591 .
• Book: Thiering, Barbara . The Book That Jesus Wrote: John's Gospel . Doubleday . 1998 . 978-0868247120 .
• Book: Vermes, Géza . Géza Vermes . Jesus the Jew: A Historian's Reading of the Gospels . Fortress Press . Minneapolis, MN . 1973 . 978-0800614430 . Vermes is a prominent figure in contemporary historical Jesus research.^[10]
• Book: Wallace-Murphy . Tim . Hopkins . Marilyn . Simmans . Graham . Rex Deus: The True Mystery of Rennes-le-Château and the Dynasty of Jesus . . March 30, 2000 . 978-1862044722 .
• Book: Walvoord, John F. . John Walvoord . Jesus Christ Our Lord . . 1969 . 978-0802443250 .
• Book: Watchtower Bible . The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived . jw.org . . New York, NY . 1991 . B000FDXHFC . February 12, 2015 . Official doctrine of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
• Book: Wells, G. A. . George Albert Wells . The Jesus of the Early Christians, a Study of Christian Origins . Pemberton Books . 1971 . 978-0301710143 .
• Book: Wells, G. A. . . . Amherst, NY . 1974 . December 19, 1994 . 2nd . 978-0879753955 .
• Book: Wells, G. A. . The Historical Evidence for Jesus . Prometheus Books . Amherst, NY . 1982 . 1988 . 2nd . 978-0879754297 .
• Book: Wells, G. A. . Who Was Jesus? A Critique of the New Testament Record . . Chicago, IL . April 1, 1989 . 978-0812690965 .
• Book: Wells, G. A. . The Jesus Legend . Open Court Publishing Company . Chicago, IL . November 1, 1996 . 978-0812693348 .
• Book: Wells, G. A. . The Jesus Myth . Open Court Publishing Company . Chicago, IL . December 30, 1998 . 978-0812693928 .
• Wilson, A. N., Jesus: A Life (1992)
• Book: Wilson, Ian . Ian Wilson (Christianity) . Jesus: The Evidence . . San Francisco, CA . 1997 . 978-0062514721 .
• Book: Witherington, Ben III . Ben Witherington III . The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth . . December 1995 . 978-0830818617 .
• Book: Wrede, William . William Wrede . The Messianic Secret . Cambridge . James Clarke & Co. Ltd . Translated from the German by J. C. G. Greig . December 1971 . 978-0227677179 . Original German publication 1901. Wrede was a prominent figure in early 20th century historical Jesus research.^[10]
• Book: Wright, N. T. . Tom Wright (theologian) . Jesus and the Victory of God . . London . November 14, 1996 . 978-0281050536 . The second in a projected five or six volume series on Christian origins, dealing with the life and death of Christ from a very open evangelical perspective.
• Book: Yancey, Philip . Philip Yancey . . . Nashville, TN . September 9, 1995 . 978-0310385707 .
• Book: Yoder, John H. . John Howard Yoder . . 1972 . December 31, 1996 . . Grand Rapids, MI . 2nd . 0-8028-0734-8 .
• Book: Zacharias, Ravi . Ravi Zacharias . Jesus Among Other Gods . August 8, 2000 . W Publishing Group . 978-0849914379 .

21st century

• Shmuley Boteach (2012), Kosher Jesus, Gefen Publishing House, .
• The Life and Death of the Radical Historical Jesus, David Burns, 2013, Oxford University Press.
• A New Sensation by Jesus Christ, Beth Cook and Laurie Stimpson April 21, 2014
• Book: Akers, Keith . The Lost Religion of Jesus . . New York, NY . February 1, 2001 . 978-1930051263 .
• Book: Baigent, Michael . Michael Baigent . The Jesus Papers

  Exposing the Greatest Cover-up in History

  . . San Francisco, CA . May 2, 2006 . 978-0007236428 .
• Book: Bailey, Kenneth E. . Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes . InterVarsity Press . San Francisco, CA . 2008 . 978-0830825684 .
• Book: Bellinger, Gerhard J. . Gerhard J. Bellinger . Jesus: Leben – Wirken – Schicksal . April 2009 . Books on Demand GmbH . de . 978-3-8370-3964-1 .
• Book: Benedict XVI, Pope . Pope Benedict XVI . . . New York City . May 15, 2007 . 978-0-385-52341-7 .
• Book: Browne, Sylvia . Sylvia Browne . The Mystical Life of Jesus: An Uncommon Perspective on the Life of Christ . . New York, NY . November 7, 2006 . 978-0525950011 .
• Book: Browne, Sylvia . The Two Marys: The Hidden History of the Mother and Wife of Jesus . USA . . November 6, 2007 . 978-0525950431 .
• Book: Bruce, Bryan . Bryan Bruce . Jesus: The Cold Case : Reinvestigating the Death of the Most Famous Person in History . New Zealand . Random House New Zealand . January 1, 2010 . 978-1869791971 .
• Book: Carotta, Francesco . Francesco Carotta . Jesus Was Caesar. On the Julian Origin of Christianity. An Investigative Report . Soesterberg, NL . Aspekt BV . August 31, 2003 . 978-9059113961 .
• Book: Caruana, Laurence . Laurence Caruana . . Recluse Publishing . 2007 . 2nd . 2013 . 978-0978263706 .
• Book: Timothy Freke . Freke . Timothy . Peter Gandy (author) . Gandy . Peter . The Gospel of the Second Coming . registration . London . . October 25, 2007 . 978-1401915520 .
• Book: Gardner, Laurence . Laurence Gardner . Bloodline of the Holy Grail – The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed . 1996 . Multi MediaQuest International . Ottery St Mary, UK . 2nd . June 1, 2001 . 978-1903773062 .
• Book: Gardner, Laurence . The Magdalene Legacy. The Jesus and Mary Bloodline Conspiracy, Revelations Beyond the Da Vinci Code . . London . February 7, 2005 . 978-0007200849 .
• Book: Gardner, Laurence . The Grail Enigma: The Hidden Heirs of Jesus and Mary Magdalene . London . Harper Element . March 3, 2008 . 978-0007266944 .
• Book: Harpur, Tom . Tom Harpur . The Pagan Christ

  Recovering the Lost Light

  . . Canada . November 14, 2005 . 978-0887621451 .
• Book: Hassnain, Fida . Fida Hassnain . A Search for the Historical Jesus . 1994 . Down-to-Earth Books . October 1, 2004 . 978-1878115171 .
• Book: Simcha Jacobovici . Jacobovici . Simcha . Charles R. Pellegrino . Pellegrino . Charles . The Jesus Family Tomb

  The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History

  . . New York, NY . February 27, 2007 . 978-0061192029 .
• Jordan Anthony J. Title A Jesus biography 2015. September 2015. [e-mail]
• Book: Lincoln, Andrew T. . Born of a Virgin?: reconceiving Jesus in the Bible, tradition, and theology . Grand Rapids, MI . Eerdmans . 2013 . 9780802869258 . 836206087 .
• Book: Longfellow, Ki . Ki Longfellow . The Secret Magdalene

  A Novel

  . . March 27, 2007 . 978-0307346667 . A Gnostic view of His relationship with Mary Magdalene as well as His ministry.
• Book: McLaren, Brian . Brian McLaren . The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything . . April 4, 2006 . 978-0849900006 .
• Book: Meier, John P. . John P. Meier . A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Volume 3 . registration . October 1, 2001 . . New York, NY . 978-0385469937 . Volumes 1 and 2: 20th century.
• Book: Meier, John P. . A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus. Volume 4 . June 2, 2009 . . New Haven, CT . 978-0300140965 . registration .
• Book: Mendenhall, George E. . George E. Mendenhall . Ancient Israel's Faith and History: An Introduction to the Bible in Context . . Louisville, KY . April 1, 2001 . 978-0664223137 . A less technical study than The Tenth Generation of the earliest traditions of Israel from linguistic and archaeological evidence which also treats the teachings and followers of Jesus in that context.
• Book: Montgomery, Hugh . The God-Kings of Europe: The Descendents of Jesus Traced Through the Odonic and Davidic Dynasties . Book Tree . USA . July 1, 2006 . 978-1585091096 .
• Book: O'Collins, Gerald . Gerald O'Collins . . . Maryknoll, NY . April 4, 2008 . 978-1570757839 .
• Book: O'Collins, Gerald . . Oxford University Press . Oxford . July 9, 2009 . 2nd . 978-0199557875 .
• Book: Ortberg, John . Who is this Man ? The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus . Zondervan . Nashville . July 20, 2012 . 1st . 978-0310275947 .
• Book: Price, Robert M. . Robert M. Price . The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable Is the Gospel Tradition? . . Amherst, NY . December 20, 2003 . 978-1591021216 .
• Book: Pullman, Philip . Philip Pullman . . . Edinburgh . April 1, 2010 . 978-1847678256 .
• Book: Pradhan, Tapan Kumar . Tapan Kumar Pradhan. Psalms of Love . Kohinoor Books . New Delhi . March 25, 2021 . 978-8195254613 .
• Book: Schonfield, Hugh Joseph . Hugh J. Schonfield . The Passover Plot. New Light on the History of Jesus . 1965 . April 1, 2004 . 40th anniversary . Disinformation Books . 978-1932857092 .
• Book: Hershel Shanks . Shanks . Hershel . Ben Witherington III . Witherington . Ben III . The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family . registration . . San Francisco . March 18, 2003 . 978-0060556600 .
• Book: Stott, John . John Stott . The Incomparable Christ . IVP Books . Downers Grove, IL . October 1, 2004 . 978-0830832224 .
• Book: Strobel, Lee . Lee Strobel . The Case for the Real Jesus . Zondervan . Grand Rapids, MI . August 19, 2007 . 978-0310242109 .
• Book: Swanson, Vern Grosvenor . Dynasty of the Holy Grail: Mormonism's Sacred Bloodline . Cedar Fort . 2006 . October 15, 2013 . Revised and expanded . 978-1462111749 .
• Book: Tabor, James D. . James Tabor . The Jesus Dynasty

  The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family, and the Birth of Christianity

  . Simon & Schuster . New York, NY . April 4, 2006 . 978-0743287234 .
• Book: Antony, Theodore . Antony Theodore . Jesus Christ in Love. December 25, 2019 . Kohinoor Books . New Delhi . 978-8194283539 .
• Book: Thiede, Carsten Peter . Carsten Peter Thiede . Jesus: Man or Myth? . . Oxford . May 18, 2003 . 978-0745951478 .
• Book: Verhoeven, Paul . Paul Verhoeven . Translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty . Jesus of Nazareth: A Realistic Portrait . May 6, 2010 . . New York, NY . 978-1583229057 . Original Dutch publication 2007.
• Book: Wallace-Murphy . Tim . Hopkins . Marilyn . Custodians Of Truth: The Continuance Of Rex Deus . . Newburyport, MA . 2005 . B000KBNAY2 .
• Book: Yancey, Philip . The Jesus I Never Knew . Zondervan . Nashville . January 23, 2002 . 978-0310219231 .
• Book: Wills, Garry . Garry Wills . What Jesus Meant . . New York, NY . March 2, 2006 . 978-0670034963 .
• Book: Wilson, Barrie . Barrie Wilson . . March 30, 2008 . . Toronto . 978-0679314936 .
• Book: Wright, N T . How God Became King . March 13, 2012 . HarperOne . San Francisco, CA . 978-0061730573 .
• Book: Yogananda, Paramahansa . Paramahansa Yogananda . The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You. September 30, 2004 . . USA . 978-0876125557 .
• Book: Aslan, Reza . Reza Aslan . . 16 July 2013 . . USA . 978-1-4000-6922-4.

Unknown date

• Book: Putenis, A. K. . Jesus, the Messiah . . Minneapolis, MN . Not before 1988, the date of foundation of Fortress Press. No further bibliographical information found online.

Jesus as different from Paul the Apostle

• Book: Maccoby , Hyam . Hyam Maccoby. The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity. NY, NY. Littlehampton Book Services. March 6, 1986. 978-0297788058 .
• Book: Wilson , Barrie A. . Barrie Wilson. How Jesus Became Christian. London. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. March 13, 2008. 978-0297852001 .

Jesus Married?

Book: Jacobovici, Simcha. Simcha Jacobovici. The Lost Gospel: Decoding the Ancient Text that Reveals Jesus' Marriage to Mary the Magdalene. The Lost Gospel. New York . Pegasus . 2014 . 978-1-60598-610-4.

See also

• Cultural depictions of Jesus

External links

• The Four in One Gospel of Jesus

Notes and References

1. [#refNewbigin1989|Newbigin (1989)]
2. [#refGrudem1994|Grudem (1994)]
3. Book: Funk . Robert W. . Jesus . Seminar . 1998 . The acts of Jesus: the search for the authentic deeds of Jesus . San Francisco . HarperSanFrancisco . Introduction . 1–40 . 978-0-06-062978-6 . Robert W. Funk . Jesus Seminar .
4. Web site: Review of The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English Translations, 3rd edn. . tms.edu . Varner . Will . February 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150210193755/http://www.tms.edu/JournalBookReview.aspx?ID=747 . February 10, 2015 . dead .
5. Book: Kasper, Walter. Jesus the Christ. registration. 1976. Paulist Press. New Jersey. 0-8091-2081-X. 289.
6. 1461704 . Review of Yahweh and the Gods of Canaan . . 38 . 1 . March 1970 . 84–85 .
7. 3267846 . Review of Christ the End of the Law . . 107 . 1 . March 1988 . 145146 .
8. . Review of The Hero Pattern and the Life of Jesus . January 1979 . 38 . 1 . 56–57 . 10.2307/1498986 . 1498986 . 165574835 .
9. . 7 . 396–397 . 1976 . Review of Proceedings of the First International Congress of Mithraic Studies . 10.2307/525789 . 525789 . 161913812 .
10. Theissen, Gerd and Annette Merz. The historical Jesus: a comprehensive guide. Fortress Press. 1998. translated from German (1996 edition)
11. Web site: Critical Review Paper on Jesus the Magician: Charlatan or Son of God? . upenn.edu . Bogs . Christopher R. . February 15, 2015 .