The so-called Jesus Seminar has helped propagate a great deal of misunderstanding in the "quest for the historical Jesus." For some, it proves their point of viewseparating the man (with a lowercase m) who was Jesus from the religious figure. But Christian scholars say it can get in the way of sharing Christ with "thinking" people.
Still, says N.T. Wright, the Jesus Seminar did get something right. Its proponents did seek Jesus. The Challenge of Jesus presents a critique and explores biblical answers.
To understand Who Jesus is, Wright proposes five questions searchers must answer: Where does Jesus belong within the Jewish world of His day? What was His preaching of the kingdom all about? Why did Jesus die? Why did the early church begin, and why did it take the shape it did? How does all this relate to the Christian task and vision today?