The History of Religions School Today

Essays on the New Testament and Related Ancient Mediterranean Texts

edited by Clare K. Rothschild, Thomas R. Blanton IV and Robert Matthew Calhoun

Book cover: The History of Religions School Today

Extent: 387 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Series volume number: 340

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2014)

ISBN: 9783161534362

6.57 x 9.13 inches

Price: $180.00

In stock

The present volume offers a glimpse at one currently thriving expression of the distinguished history of religions school approach to the New Testament and early Christian literature. Begun circa 1884 at the University of Gottingen and pioneered by scholars such as Albert Eichhorn, Wilhelm Bousset, Johannes Weiss, and William Wrede, today applications of this approach are diverse. In North America, the University of Chicago has long been a hub of this type of investigation. Over the last century, many of these studies have produced groundbreaking results. Essays in this collection apply this method to a range of topics and themes demonstrating its enduring value.


The present volume offers a glimpse at one currently thriving expression of the distinguished history of religions school approach to the New Testament and early Christian literature. Begun circa 1884 at the University of Gottingen and pioneered by scholars such as Albert Eichhorn, Wilhelm Bousset, Johannes Weiss, and William Wrede, today applications of this approach are diverse. In North America, the University of Chicago has long been a hub of this type of investigation. Over the last century, many of these studies have produced groundbreaking results. Essays in this collection apply this method to a range of topics and themes demonstrating its enduring value.

  • Edited by Robert Matthew Calhoun
  • Edited by Thomas R Blanton IV
  • Edited by Clare K Rothschild