What does «Seminario de Jesús» mean in Spanish?
- The Jesus Seminar is a group of scholars and authors in theology, religion, biblical studies and related fields who congregate under the banner of the Westar Institute. It was founded in 1985 by Robert Funk. Two of the group's most prominent members are scholars Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan, who present a "naturalized" view of Jesus: as an itinerant Jewish prophet or sage who promulgated a tolerant social gospel through aphorism and parable. The process used by the Jesus Seminar is one in which the group conducts an in-depth analysis of each of Jesus' claimed words, and then votes to determine which ones the group believes are accurate representations of what the Jesus of history taught. The group has published several works: The Five Gospels: The Quest for the Authentic Words of Jesus is a contemporary translation of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Thomas, with Jesus' remarks annotated with the scholarly reliability placed on them by the vows of the Seminar. The Seminar votes conclude that only 18% of Jesus' sayings are historically accurate. One of the key points of difference between the Jesus presented by the Jesus Seminar and the "Christ of faith" includes a strong skepticism about the apocalyptic eschatology of orthodox Christianity - seeing Jesus as inciting his followers to reform and heal the world around him rather than preparing for a coming end-of-the-world scenario.