Memories of Jesus

“With this great book, Halvor Moxnes has transformed the study of the New Testament! We do not know Jesus, we remember Jesus, he argues, and he explores the memories expressed in the canonical Gospels, the apocryphal gospels, Jewish texts—all the way to the modern period, when scholars thought they were reconstructing history rather than grasping at memory. What will the future memories of Jesus bring to us? Moxnes tantalizes us, raising questions about historical and political contexts that shape our memories, and insisting that we consider our memories in light of our ethical commitments. A fabulous book for students, scholars, and interesting people!”


—Susannah Heschel, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College





“Throughout his distinguished career, Halvor Moxnes has embraced and contributed to new approaches to the study of Jesus and the origins of Christianity in a careful and creative manner. Memories of Jesus brings together a lifetime of scholarly work and combines it with memory studies and reception historical approaches to the Bible to provide a remarkable book on a history of interpretation of Jesus. This landmark book points the way to the future of critical Jesus scholarship.”


—James Crossley, Professor of Bible, Society, and Politics, St. Mary’s University, London