I'm writing a paper on the importance of the historical Jesus in New Testament theology this fall for Dr. Ben Witherington. I look forward to engaging a number of views on this topic, but in particular the different approaches of Luke Timothy Johnson and N. T. Wright. I used to lean more towards the position of Johnson as explained in The Real Jesus (namely, that the historical Jesus is irrelevant to NT theology and Christian faith), until I read Wright's New Testament and the People of God. I still think Johnson brought up a number of good points, but would definitely lean more towards Wright these days. Anyway, I just found out that a dialogue between the two of them, as well as several members of the Jesus Seminar, is available on Mark Goodacre's site:
Jesus at 2000: The Conversation Continues
I look forward to re-reading this and engaging it in my paper.
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