About this title: At last it is possible to read Schweitzer''s full account in English. Restored to its full stature, The Quest of the Historical Jesus remains as important for the 21st century as it was for the 20th.'
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Cover has wear at edges and corners, and may have creases. Spine has wear at edges and creases. read more
Edition: 4th
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
Date Published: 1966
Description: Very Good- As issued No Jacket. Spine lean, corner bumps, owner's inscription on the ffep(a stamp also), some long scratches on the rear cover, front cover curls up some, and other light shopwear. Text is clean. read more
Description: Near Fine with no dust jacket. 0020892403. Corner crease to back cover, no other defects. Pages are crisp and tight, book appears unread. Trade PB. 8vo-8" to 9" tall. 413 pages. read more
Description: Very good. Paperback (1968 printing), with near-new covers (corner folds), clean pages, tight binding. With new introduction by James M. Robinson. Note: Post Office Delivery Confirmation provided by e-mail to enable you to track your package (for US addresses); overseas airmail (generally 2-3 weeks delivery) provided for non-US addresses. Book is shipped packaged in bubble wrap. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Macmillian Co
Date Published: 1960
Description: Good. Macmillan, 1959 printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. Ships with US tracking number. VG clean text, solid binding. Dust jacket has a couple edge nicks and small chips. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan Publishing
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. P/O name is on FFEP. Has some minor underlining. 1000s of religious book titles at affordable prices. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780020892403ISBN:0020892403
Description: Good. Covers edgeworn with creasing on rear, fading at spine. Spots of soil to page edges. pencil underlining and margin notes mostly limited to introduction and preface. read more
"I actually have an older, cloth edition of this work, but cannot find a photograph of it. It had been sitting around on the shelves for years, but only read years after the completion of seminary.
Albert Schweitzer was a hero to my family. During his years as a medical missionary in Gabon, Schweitzer would do annual tours as an organist, raising money for his work. Mother and her family would attend his concerts in Oslo. By the time I was born Schweitzer was an old man and, as I recall, occasional guest on The Tonight Show, hosted then by Jack Paar. I remember him because Mom and Dad thought his appearances there so important that I was allowed to stay up to see the great man. Indeed, such was his influence that sometime during grade school I read his childhood reminiscences for a book report requirement.
The Quest for the Historical Jesus is a book of monumental importance to biblical scholarship. Today it is a bit dated so far as research is concerned, but as a general overview of the state of such research up until the time of its publication in 1906, the book was quite relevant. Even now it is a salutory exercise to follow with the author the varying interpretations of the historic Jesus, if only to give one pause before getting too wed to one picture oneself. Schweitzer himself eschewed much certainty on the matter but did pronounce his belief that Jesus was an eschatologist--and therefore, interestingly, wrong. Schweitzer remained a Christian despite this conviction."
"This is a book for those who are interested in the history of Christianity and a must read. It is a "classic" on the quest for the historical Jesus. The book is not a beginners book for the those superfically interested in the subject but a scholarly written historical review of the historical Jesus. Also, for those interested in the life of Dr Schweitzer will gain more insight into his psychie."
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