Editing Jesus Seminar (section)

==Current activities and fellows of the Jesus Seminar==
Members of the Jesus Seminar have responded to their critics in various books and dialogues, which typically defend both their methodology and their conclusions. Among these responses are ''The Jesus Seminar and Its Critics'' by Robert J. Miller,<ref>Robert J. Miller, ''The Jesus Seminar and Its Critics'', Polebridge Press, November 1999, {{ISBN|978-0944344781}}</ref> a member of the Seminar; ''The Apocalyptic Jesus: A Debate'',<ref>Dale C. Allison (Author), Marchus J. Borg (Author), John Dominic Crossan (Author), Stephen J. Patterson (Author), Robert J. Miller (Editor), ''The Apocalyptic Jesus: A Debate'', Polebridge Press, October 1, 2001, {{ISBN|978-0944344897}}</ref> a dialogue with Allison, Borg, Crossan, and Stephen Patterson; ''The Jesus Controversy: Perspectives in Conflict'',<ref>John Dominic Crossan, Luke Timothy Johnson, and Werner H. Kelber, ''The Jesus Controversy: Perspectives in Conflict'', Bloomsbury T&T Clark, November 1999, {{ISBN|978-1563382895}} 
</ref> a dialogue between Crossan, Johnson, and [[Werner H. Kelber]]. ''The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions'',<ref>Marcus J. Borg
Marcus J. Borg and N. T. Wright, ''The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions'', HarperOne; 2nd edition, September 4, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0061285547}}</ref> by Borg and noted New Testament historian and Pauline scholar [[N. T. Wright]] demonstrated how two scholars with divergent theological positions can work together to creatively share and discuss their thoughts.

The Jesus seminar was active in the 1980s and 1990s. Early in the 21st century, another group called the "Acts Seminar" was formed by some previous members to follow similar approaches to biblical research.<ref name=Blom19/>

In March 2006, the Jesus Seminar began work on a new description of the emergence of the Jesus traditions through the first two centuries of the [[common era]] (CE). In this new phase, fellows of the Jesus Seminar on Christian Origins employ the methods and techniques pioneered by the original Jesus Seminar.<ref name="Seminars">{{cite web|title=Seminars |url=http://www.westarinstitute.org/Seminars/seminars.html |publisher=Westar Institute |access-date=17 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129065025/http://www.westarinstitute.org/Seminars/seminars.html |archive-date=29 January 2013 }}</ref>

Robert Funk died in 2005, [[Marcus Borg]] in 2015, [[Stephen L. Harris]] in 2019, and [[Burton Mack]] in 2022, but notable surviving fellows of the Jesus Seminar include [[John Dominic Crossan]] and [[Robert M. Price]]. Borg was a [[liberal Christianity|liberal Christian]] who articulated the [[vision hypothesis]] to explain Jesus' resurrection.<ref>[[Marcus Borg|Borg, Marcus J.]] in Borg, Marcus J. and N. T. Wright. The Meaning of Jesus: Two visions. New York: HarperCollins. 2007.</ref> Some view Crossan as an important voice in contemporary historical Jesus research, promoting the idea of a non-apocalyptic Jesus who preaches a [[sapiential eschatology]].<ref name="TM1998 1"/> Funk was a well-known scholar of recent American research into Jesus' parables.<ref>Theissen, Gerd and Annette Merz. The historical Jesus: a comprehensive guide. Fortress Press. 1998. translated from German (1996 edition). p. 321</ref> Harris was the author of several books on religion, including university-level textbooks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stephenharrisauthor.com/about.shtml|title=Stephen L. Harris - Author of Understanding the Bible & Fire Mountains of the West - About the Author|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206022304/http://www.stephenharrisauthor.com/about.shtml|archive-date=2010-02-06}}</ref> Mack described [[Cynicism (philosophy)#Jesus as a Jewish Cynic|Jesus as a Galilean Cynic]], based on the elements of the Q document that he considers to be earliest.<ref name = "TM1998 2">Theissen, Gerd and Annette Merz. The historical Jesus: a comprehensive guide. Fortress Press. 1998. translated from German (1996 edition). Chapter 2. Christian sources about Jesus.</ref>