John Dominic Crossan is Emeritus Professor at DePaul University and former Co-Chair of the Jesus Seminar, offering a distinctive historical reconstruction of Jesus as a Mediterranean Jewish peasant and social revolutionary. While his methodology and controversial dating of the Gospel of Thomas have sparked debate in the field, his historical-Jesus scholarship has significantly shaped contemporary academic discussion.
The Historical Jesus (1991); The Birth of Christianity; God and Empire; How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian