William Linden
Sep 27 2009 4:00 pm
Sep 27 2009 5:30 pm
Join Brazos Bookstore for a reading and signing by William Linden of his new book, The Historical Jesus for Beginners.
The last few decades have seen a resurgence of the scholarly quest for
the historical Jesus -- for the words and deeds that probably can be
attributed to the human Jesus who walked the hills of Galilee some two
thousand years ago. You might not be aware of the recent scholarship,
and the reason is simple. For the most part, many scholars write for
and talk to other scholars, using their own technical language. This
leaves huge numbers of Christians unaware of their discoveries. So even
though you may have studied the Bible for years, you still may be a
historical Jesus beginner.
After the life of Jesus, his followers began to develop their memory of
his sayings and actions. Then, year after year, and century after
century, the tradition grew until it became Christianity as it is known
in the twenty-first century. What if we could go back in time and delve
beneath all the layers to find what Christianity would be if it were
based upon the historical Jesus? If you are a person who would like to
begin to be informed, this book is for you.
"This comprehensive and compelling book is a masterful primer of the
historical Jesus for beginners. But is also a valuable resource for
those who have been on the journey for some years." -- G. Richard
Wheatcroft
William M. Linden holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Theology from
Oxford University in England and is the Chair of the Board of Directors
of the Foundation for Contemporary Theology in Houston. Mr. Linden has
concentrated his efforts in theology in the scholarly quest for the
historical Jesus -- the human being who walked about Galilee in the
first century, a person who showed us what God is like and what a human
life full of God is like. For the past three years, Mr. Linden has been
teaching a course on the historical Jesus in the Rice University School
of Continuing Studies and in various Christian churches in the Houston
area. He is an Associate Member of the Westar Institute in California,
which sponsors the Jesus Seminar, the leaders in academic historical
Jesus research. Prior to concentrating his work on the historical
Jesus, Mr. Linden was a Houston lawyer. He is a retired partner of
Vinson & Elkins law firm, where he specialized in federal income
tax law.
Location:
- Street:
- Brazos Bookstore
- Additional:
- 2421 Bissonnet St
- City:
- Houston ,
- Province:
- Texas
- Postal Code:
- 77005-1451
- Country:
- United States
