![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In remarks in 1992, he said Meier “admits that there must be some continuity between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith, since the risen Jesus was previously the man from Nazareth.” But “he leaves it unclear, at least to this reader, whether any particular assertions about the earthly career of Jesus are required by faith. Then-Father Avery Dulles, not yet a cardinal, also criticized Meier’s work. Meier for making “a significant contribution to biblical scholarship,” but warned that, until more work was published in this vein, “we are left with a Christology that is not only marginal, but incomplete.” Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, complimented Msgr. Michael Beers, an assistant professor of Scripture and patristics at Mount St. In a review for Catholic News Service, Father J. It was with “A Marginal Jew” that Meier became known beyond theological circles - although not all those in theological circles were enamored of the book. In 1995, a second volume of “A Marginal Jew” captured the seventh spot on the initial monthly list of Catholic bestsellers compiled by the Catholic Book Publishers Association. But when “A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus” hit bookstores in 1991, it ascended up bestseller lists. ![]()
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