From the two RBL reviews:
"The basic premise of the collection is that the followers of Jesus and the early Christian community would not have created fictive charges against Jesus that would serve only to demean and call into question the nature of his life and ministry as well as provide ammunition for the opponents of the early Christian movement. Consequently, such charges are presumed to have been attached to Jesus by his opponents." (M. Robert Mulholland)Shillington's remarks imply that some hard questions are being dodged (I wonder what Malina & Neyrey think of this work), but I'll have to read the book myself.
"The investigations have merit, but the task of figuring out the 'truth' about the historical Jesus from the slanted accusations is not an easy one. The seven scholars document their arguments thoroughly, providing copious footnotes for their readers to pursue further. In the end, though, 'Christology' associated with the historical figure of Jesus is hardly advanced in this study beyond the traditional, churchly beliefs espoused for centuries. This raises the question of methodology." (V. George Shillington)
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