Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels

January 6, 2011 in Bible Thoughts, Book Reviews with 17 Comments

So depending on who you are, I have some good news or some bad news. For me, it’s good.

I have a contract in hand to publish The Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels with Eerdmans.

Then, depending on who you are, I have some good news or some bad news. For those of you who wish I wouldn’t write the thing, the good news is that it won’t be done for another few years, with a likely 2014 appearance date.

For those of you who can’t get enough of what I write, I regret to inform you that you’ll have to wait until 2014 to enjoy the full fruits of my labors.

In the mean time, thanks for your continued reading and engagement here over the many issues that are going into my thinking for this project!

About J. R. Daniel Kirk: Professor at Fuller Seminary, resident of San Francisco, consumer of dark chocolate, brewer of dark beer, reader of Flannery O'Connor, watcher of the Coen Brothers, listener of The Mountain Goats.

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17 Responses to “Human Jesus of the Synoptic Gospels”

  1. Brian LePort January 6, 2011 at 11:12 am #

    I am excited about it! Sounds like a great title.

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  2. Halden January 6, 2011 at 11:17 am #

    Well I don’t see how any of this is relevant in light of the impending 2012 expiration date.

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  3. Andrew F. January 6, 2011 at 11:18 am #

    I am really excited about this book. I am also excited that you are a home-brewer like myself. Keep up the good theology and the good brews.

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    • J. R. Daniel Kirk January 6, 2011 at 11:19 am #

      Seriously–how could anyone who brews good beer have bad theology?

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      • Judy Stack-Nelson January 6, 2011 at 11:56 am #

        Based on this comment, I really don’t see how you can NOT be reading more Luther.

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  4. Amy January 6, 2011 at 11:20 am #

    Congratulations!

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  5. Matthew Crowe January 6, 2011 at 11:50 am #

    Awesome! Sounds like a great book.

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  6. Ed Gentry January 6, 2011 at 11:58 am #

    I look forward to it. I’ve thought for some time now that the recovery of humanity of Jesus is one of the most important movements of the later part of last century and the beginning of this.

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  7. Judy Stack-Nelson January 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm #

    This sounds remarkably Sibbothethian to me, contra your recent blog-about-my-blogging comments.

    I was wondering where all that gadfly-ness was going, since it can never be erradicated, only rerouted.

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    • J. R. Daniel Kirk January 6, 2011 at 12:30 pm #

      Did MMT put you up to this comment, Judy?

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      • Judy Stack-Nelson January 6, 2011 at 12:40 pm #

        Nope, I thought of it all on my own.

        (I also have several fingerpaintings on the refridgerator that I am quite proud of if you’d like to see them.)

        But seriously, as someone who shares the INTJ penchant for slinging stones only at the very most sacred of cows, I know that such tendencies can only be suppressed so long.

        Can a leopard change his spots?

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  8. Jeremiah Bailey January 6, 2011 at 1:04 pm #

    Uh oh, someone is going to show up on Ebionitewatchdog.com.

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  9. Bob Brooke January 6, 2011 at 3:12 pm #

    Looking forward to it! I’ve always been impressed by Jesus’ humanity.

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  10. John Yates January 6, 2011 at 3:49 pm #

    Jesus was human???? Who knew?

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  11. James F. McGrath January 7, 2011 at 6:06 am #

    Congratulations! Look forward to reading it!

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  12. Marc January 11, 2011 at 9:36 am #

    That’s very wonderful, Godspeed!

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