Historical Jesus research and systematic theology: From alienation to a common vision

Abstract

A8STRACT The alienation between New Testament scholarship and systematic theology concerning the historical Jesus is discussed. How the cate­ gory 'historical Jesus' functions in systematic theologies is discussed and several emerging trends in christology are pointed out. The paper pleads for more meaningful interaction between New Testament scho­ larship and systematic christo logy. This may be achieved by (a) identi­ fying the fundamental differences between systematic christo logy and the Third Quest, (b) searching for a common vision based on a com­ mon social location which reveals the inter-dependence of the two dis­ ciplines, and (c) accepting the critical challenges to historical Jesus research and to systematic theology.

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