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'Paul Anderson has in his masterful The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus traced the history of the Gospel of John ever since its getting kicked upstairs as the "spiritual gospel" by the early church down to its elimination from the quest of the historical Jesus in modern times; he then reassesses what role John might in fact play in learning more about the historical Jesus.'

'Paul Anderson has in his masterful The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus traced the history of the Gospel of John ever since its getting kicked upstairs as the spiritual gospel by the early church down to its elimination from the quest of the historical Jesus in modern times; he then reassesses what role John might in fact play in learning more about the historical Jesus.'

Preface Part I Modern Foundations for the Critical Investigation of John, Jesus, and History A. The Story of John's Historical Marginalization. 1) The Traditional View and its Advocates-From Papias to Schleiermacher 2) Modern Challenges and ... The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus: Modern Foundations Reconsidered. 2006. Paul N Anderson

This book engages critically one of the most pervasive sets of assumptions within modern biblical studies: namely, that because John is theological and different from the Synoptics, it cannot be historical - nor does it contribute anything of substance to the quest for the historical Jesus. Part I develops a brief history of the debate. Part II assesses critically the strengths and weaknesses