I am grateful to Marida Nicolaci for permission to share a forthcoming paper on the problem of a nonviolent historical Jesus, neoliberal ideology, and the ways that scholarly discourse continues to uphold the status quo. 1/2

Christological Closure and the Quest for a Nonviolent Jesus: Theology, Ideology, and Hidden Criteria of Authenticitybe connected to the perpetuation of violence. How can this be? In the following pages I will argue that the answer lies in the accepted ideology of the field of historical Jesus studies and the hidden...www.academia.edu