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Bibliography: The Historical Jesus

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———. Jesus in His Jewish Context. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003.

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———. Jesus the Seer: The Progress of Prophecy. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999.

Wright, N. T. The Contemporary Quest for Jesus. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002.

———. Jesus and the Victory of God. Christian Origins and the Question of God 2. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1996.

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