Is the account of Jesus in the Gospels a reliable portrait of a historical figure, or an invention that needs to be demythologized? Because of the rise of higher criticism and the antisupernaturalistic presuppositions that often accompany that enterprise, modern biblical scholarship has raised the question of the historical Jesus.

Our largest package, the 2025 Ultimate Library, provides an incredible library for biblical research and theological reflection. Whether focused on Church history or biblical exegesis, the vast collection of resources and titles at your fingertips cover the gamut—from most devotionals to practical discussions of pastoral ministry to the most rigorous scholarly and academic research. This package has everything you need to engage in the serious study of Scripture and its world, with respected resources like the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies | LHBOTS (382 vols.) and top-tier exegetical commentaries like the New International Commentary on the Old and New Testament | NIC (51 vols.).

In this important work, Weiss presents his study of the relationship between Paul and Jesus, who, according to Wrede, are the two founders of Christianity. While conceding to Wrede that there is notable departure between Jesus’ and Paul’s religion, Weiss makes his own contribution in this work. Beginning with a discussion of Wrede’s theory, Weiss goes on to look at the theology of Paul, as well as Paul’s knowledge and visions of Jesus. In addition to the influence of Jesus upon Paul, Weiss also ...

What do the terms “Son of God,” “Son of Man,” “Lord,” and “Messiah” mean? What did they mean for the first Christian community that used them? In this volume, Weiss sets out to answer these questions by examining the most ancient records of Christianity. He attempts to explain the sudden origin of a relatively complete Christology in the early church by seeing it as a rapid fusing of the existing Messianic theology of Judaism with the distinctive person of Jesus. The most distinctive feature bei...