Jesus of Nazareth ranks among the most important figures in history. Yet, in contemporary scholarship, there is no common agreement about his identity. A History of the Quests for the Historical Jesus is an extensive two-volume reassessment of the situation, beginning with the evolution of orthodoxy and quests before Schweitzer's, through the Nazi attempt to make Jesus an Aryan critic of Judaism, and to today's ongoing questions about criteria, methods, and specific issues. Instead of seeking a bedrock of "facts," Colin Brown stresses the role of hermeneutics in formulating questions and seeking answers. Volume Two (sold seperately) covers the period from the post-War era through contemporary debates.