3. Jesus

Abstract

This collection of 18 essays ranges across a wide variety of topics relating to the work and interests of the well-known American apologist; there is philosophical and methodo-logical discussion, e.g., on miracles and history; also, historical and biblical articles, e.g., Craig Evans returning to the question of first-century burials and an interesting discussion by Beth Sheppard on purity and sacrifice in John’s gospel, including a note on the water and blood coming from the side of Jesus. There are articles on topics rarely con-sidered by NT scholars, both on developments in Turin Shroud research by the Jewish head of the Shroud Research Project and also on near-death experiences, including one by Dale Allison. And there are articles rehearsing arguments for the historicity of the resurrection, including Habermas’s favoured ‘Minimal Facts’ argument and one on Paul as a key witness.