Justin J Meggitt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5846260 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Justin J Meggitt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Justin J |
| FAMILY NAME | Meggitt |
| SIGNATURE | MEGGITT J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0103-0565 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Thinking with Other Things
This essay argues that comparative microhistory offers a largely neglected but especially productive practice for the historical study of the resurrection of Jesus. After introducing the key features of microhistory and the justifications and objections surrounding comparative approaches, the essay demonstrates the value of the practice through a focused case study. Two early modern English resurrection accounts – those of John Robins and Dorcas …
Teaching the Historical Jesus in Continuing Education
This article reflects upon the author’s twenty years of experience in teaching undergraduate-level courses in the study of the historical Jesus outside of a traditional university context as part of the programmes offered by the Institute of Continuing Education of the University of Cambridge. It identifies a number of distinctive pedagogical challenges faced in teaching adult learners, and strategies for addressing them, as well as the wider imp…
Putting the Apocalyptic Jesus to the Sword
The claim that the historical Jesus was a violent revolutionary has seen a revival in recent years with the work of Dale Martin and Fernando Bermejo-Rubio. Central to their case is the datum that Jesus’s disciples were armed at the time of his arrest in anticipation of their active participation in an end-time battle. However, whilst it can be established that it is likely that the disciples did carry bladed implements that could be used as weapo…
The Problem of Apocalyptic Terrorism
The concept of “apocalyptic terrorism” has become common in the study of terrorism since the turn of the millennium and some have made considerable claims about its analytical and practical utility. However, it raises substantial problems. Following a brief survey of the way that the idea has been employed, this paper identifies difficulties inherent in its current use. In addition to those of a definitional kind, these include the treatment of “…
‘More Ingenious than Learned’? Examining the Quest for the Non-Historical Jesus
This paper seeks to scrutinise the debate about the historicity of Jesus and identify aspects that merit critical reflection by New Testament scholars. Although the question is regularly dismissed, it is a salient one that was formative in the development of the discipline, and has become increasingly visible since the turn of the century. However, the terminology employed by the protagonists is problematic, and the conventional historiography of…
A Turke turn’d Quaker
The study of the relationship between the anglophone and Islamic worlds in the seventeenth century has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years, and much attention has been given to the cultural anxiety surrounding “Turning Turke”, conversion from Christianity to Islam, especially by English captives on the Barbary coast. Conversion in the other direction has attracted far less scrutiny, not least because it appears to have been fa…
Jesus & Utopia
Book Review| January 01 2007 Jesus & Utopia: Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World Jesus & Utopia: Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World. Beavis, Mary Ann Justin Meggitt Justin Meggitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2007) 18 (2): 281–284. https://doi.org/10.2307/20719872 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Justin Meggitt; Jesus & Utopia: Look…
The Social Status of Erastus (Rom. 16
L'A. s'oppose a la these selon laquelle Eraste (mentionne par Paul en Romains 16:23) offre une evidence de la propagation de la nouvelle foi dans le monde de l'elite urbaine de l'Empire Romain. Selon lui, le statut social d'Eraste ne peut etre clairement distingue et donc il ne peut supporter la these du nouveau consensus
The Social Status of Erastus (Rom. 16
L'A. s'oppose a la these selon laquelle Eraste (mentionne par Paul en Romains 16:23) offre une evidence de la propagation de la nouvelle foi dans le monde de l'elite urbaine de l'Empire Romain. Selon lui, le statut social d'Eraste ne peut etre clairement distingue et donc il ne peut supporter la these du nouveau consensus
The Social Status of Erastus (Rom. 16
L'A. s'oppose a la these selon laquelle Eraste (mentionne par Paul en Romains 16:23) offre une evidence de la propagation de la nouvelle foi dans le monde de l'elite urbaine de l'Empire Romain. Selon lui, le statut social d'Eraste ne peut etre clairement distingue et donc il ne peut supporter la these du nouveau consensus
Jesus & Utopia
Book Review| January 01 2007 Jesus & Utopia: Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World Jesus & Utopia: Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World. Beavis, Mary Ann Justin Meggitt Justin Meggitt Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Utopian Studies (2007) 18 (2): 281–284. https://doi.org/10.2307/20719872 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Justin Meggitt; Jesus & Utopia: Look…
‘More Ingenious than Learned’? Examining the Quest for the Non-Historical Jesus
This paper seeks to scrutinise the debate about the historicity of Jesus and identify aspects that merit critical reflection by New Testament scholars. Although the question is regularly dismissed, it is a salient one that was formative in the development of the discipline, and has become increasingly visible since the turn of the century. However, the terminology employed by the protagonists is problematic, and the conventional historiography of…
A Turke turn’d Quaker
The study of the relationship between the anglophone and Islamic worlds in the seventeenth century has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years, and much attention has been given to the cultural anxiety surrounding “Turning Turke”, conversion from Christianity to Islam, especially by English captives on the Barbary coast. Conversion in the other direction has attracted far less scrutiny, not least because it appears to have been fa…
The Problem of Apocalyptic Terrorism
The concept of “apocalyptic terrorism” has become common in the study of terrorism since the turn of the millennium and some have made considerable claims about its analytical and practical utility. However, it raises substantial problems. Following a brief survey of the way that the idea has been employed, this paper identifies difficulties inherent in its current use. In addition to those of a definitional kind, these include the treatment of “…
Putting the Apocalyptic Jesus to the Sword
The claim that the historical Jesus was a violent revolutionary has seen a revival in recent years with the work of Dale Martin and Fernando Bermejo-Rubio. Central to their case is the datum that Jesus’s disciples were armed at the time of his arrest in anticipation of their active participation in an end-time battle. However, whilst it can be established that it is likely that the disciples did carry bladed implements that could be used as weapo…
Teaching the Historical Jesus in Continuing Education
This article reflects upon the author’s twenty years of experience in teaching undergraduate-level courses in the study of the historical Jesus outside of a traditional university context as part of the programmes offered by the Institute of Continuing Education of the University of Cambridge. It identifies a number of distinctive pedagogical challenges faced in teaching adult learners, and strategies for addressing them, as well as the wider imp…
Thinking with Other Things
This essay argues that comparative microhistory offers a largely neglected but especially productive practice for the historical study of the resurrection of Jesus. After introducing the key features of microhistory and the justifications and objections surrounding comparative approaches, the essay demonstrates the value of the practice through a focused case study. Two early modern English resurrection accounts – those of John Robins and Dorcas …
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