Robert W. Funk
A Credible Jesus
STUDY GUIDE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
“For readers who attend to the teachings of Jesus, this assembly of short pithy sayings will create a deep impression. Robert Funk has done us a fine service.”— Currents in Theology & Mission
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Welcome to the study guide for A Credible Jesus: Fragments of a Vision. If you got here by accident and would like to learn more about the book, click on the cover above.
In the pages of this website, you will find chapter by chapter instructional ideas and materials designed for use by study groups reading A Credible Jesus. Included are PDFs of short one or two page handouts and printouts. We welcome you to use these materials. No further permission is required.
Why is this book important?
Some books are important because of their contents, others because of their authors. This book is important for both reasons:
- Its contents reconstruct the personal vision of Jesus as revealed in his teachings.
- The author is a major New Testament scholar and the leading authority on the parables of Jesus.
This book encapsulates Robert W. Funk’s ground-breaking approach to the parables of Jesus.
- For an anthology of Funk’s writings on the parables, see Brandon Scott, ed., Funk on Parables: Collected Essays.
- To learn more about his work, read the biographical sketches from The Fourth R 19, 4 (March-April, 2006).
Suggested plan for a study group
Divide the book into eight parts and discuss each part in the following order:
- Introduction, Appendix 3, Chapter 1
- Chapter 2, Appendix 1, Chapter 3
- Chapters 4 - 5, Appendix 2
- Chapters 6 – 7
- Chapters 8 – 11
- Chapters 12 – 15
- Chapters 16 – 17
- Conclusion
If fewer sessions are possible, combine sessions 1 and 2, 3 and 4, and 7 and 8 for a total of five sessions.
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