耶稣研究会及其历史耶稣研究述评

The Jesus Seminar and Research into the Historical Jesus

耶稣研究会是20世纪80年代建立于北美的一个学术团体,主要目标是研究历史上的耶稣。该团体在材料鉴别、方法论运用及其所示观点方面都有特别之处,加之新闻宣传,他们在短时间内就名声鹊起,一度被学术界视为历史耶稣研究方向的体现者。然而事实上,在本文看来,他们处理文献及相关材料的方法是疑窦丛生的,这使其结论应当被重新审视。

The Jesus Seminar is an academic group whose main aim is to research into the Historical Jesus. Its members distinguished themselves from the beginning by the way they make use of the media to extend their influence, and also in their methodology and the criteria they use for selecting and evaluating materials. The Jesus Seminar was once regarded as a leader in the field of research into the Historical Jesus. However, their methodologies for dealing with texts as well as other materials have proven problematic, and so their conclusions demand re-evaluation.