Variety of images of Jesus
WHO DO YOU SAY I AM?
A Question still asked
Internet, Movies, Scholars
Since mid 19th century
Quest Abandoned - for a time
Question would not go away
Using History and
Archaeology
Multiple volumes on Jesus
Many popular Gospel images
Start of the Ministry
The kind of things he did
A conglomerate of stories
Mysterious blend of elements
Building our image of him
Our 4 basic texts
Each with its own “slant”
Other influential sources
Each forms her/his Overview
He is always with us
Yesterday, today, tomorrow