1) Bruce N. Fisk decided to present his work, A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Jesus, as a narrative as told by Norm, a recent college graduate travelling to the Holy Land to find the historical Jesus. The first chapter begins with explaining Norm’s desire to travel as well as his desire to study this topic after being exposed to critic’s of Jesus by philosophers such as Bultmann, Reimarus, Strauss, and Wrede (15-18). This exposes his want for the historical Jesus, which leads into the second half of the chapter in which Norm is in transit to the Holy Land reading works from Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Tacitus, and Josephus. This exposes the idea that Jesus did exist and the culture surrounding him and the first and second century Christians (18-28). Finally Fisk spends some time dealing with three tactics for analyzing a text presented by Troelstch.
2) Because of the books “diary-like” qualities, it feels strange to read the subject matter in this way but it does do a good job of relating the problems encountered in religious studies that can cause problems. I personally can relate to the questions brought up by taking New Testament courses that Norm experiences on page 16. This kind of expierence can cause great pain yet great yearning for the truth which is what Norm is seeking.
2) Because of the books “diary-like” qualities, it feels strange to read the subject matter in this way but it does do a good job of relating the problems encountered in religious studies that can cause problems. I personally can relate to the questions brought up by taking New Testament courses that Norm experiences on page 16. This kind of expierence can cause great pain yet great yearning for the truth which is what Norm is seeking.
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