‘The Nazi Quest for an Aryan Jesus’

By Peter M. Head, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 2 (2004), 56–90.

I know that educationalists worry about the Nazification of history; and internet users worry about Godwin's rule, but this article (although yes it does quote from Hitler) tackles an extremely neglected area of historical Jesus studies and raises broader questions about the relationship of theological presuppositions and historical research. Originally presented as a paper to the Jesus Seminar.

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