I've just read April DeConick's blog from Jan. 29th on the problems and perils of trying to reconstruct a historical Jesus, i.e., a Jesus 'as he really was' (see forbiddengospels.blogspot). She expresses extreme skepticism about the validity of the entire enterprise (she says, "it's bankrupt") since its methods, e.g., multiple attestation, do not inspire "confidence." What is needed is a new methodology, perhaps? I doubt this last. I doubt the Jesus of scripture will ever be overshadowed. I think any new method or discovery will tend to corroborate the Jesus of the canon. Why? There is mighty truth therein for eyes that see.
Look again at scripture. See the beauty of the words. Feel them. Open our hearts to the Spirit.
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