Westar's mission is to bridge the gap between religious scholarship and culture. To that end, we've put together a list of resources for those preaching, teaching, leading -- or just wanting deeper exposition -- during the season of Lent and Easter. Our list includes some brand-new material as well as past books, articles, blog posts, audio, and more to help people think critically about the historicity and meaning of the Passion narrative. We hope this list will be helpful!
Books:
Inventing the Passion: How the Death of Jesus was Remembered by Arthur J. Dewey
The Trouble with Resurrection: From Paul to the Fourth Gospel by Bernard Brandon Scott
The Resurrection of Jesus: A Sourcebook edited by Bernard Brandon Scott
Gospel, Jesus, and Christian Origins by William O. Walker
Videos:
The New Testament: A translation — A Review with Hal Taussig
Understanding Biblical Content with Robin Meyers
The Historical Backdrop of the New Testament with David Galston
Articles:
Cognitive Dissonance and the Resurrection of Jesus by Kris Komarnitsky
Papers:
Washing Dogma off Baptism by Hal Taussig
Baptism: A Pre-History by Stephen J. Patterson
The Ritual of the Hellenistic Meal: Early Christian Everyday Practice as an Exegetical Challenge by Soham Al-Suadi
Monastic Meals and Ritual Practice by Lillian I. Larsen
Changing Courses: Eucharistic Origins by Andrew McGowan
Blog posts:
Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy: A Report on Robert J. Miller by Cassandra Farrin
The Radical Call of the Kingdom of God by John D. Caputo
Translating Baptism by Bernard Brandon Scott
A Secular Jesus by David Galston
Audio:
Preaching the Resurrection of Christ Series by John Shelby Spong
Including:
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