▁but ▁still ▁continuous , ▁mult if ac et ed ▁quest ▁for ▁the ▁historical ▁Jesus ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁a ▁more ▁trust ing ▁attitude ▁towards ▁the ▁historical ▁reli ability ▁of ▁sources ▁gradually ▁replaced ▁En light en ment ▁ske ptic ism . ▁E . ▁P . ▁Sand ers ▁explains ▁that , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁desire ▁to ▁know ▁everything ▁about ▁Jesus , ▁including ▁his ▁thoughts ▁and ▁motiv ations , ▁and ▁because ▁there ▁are ▁such ▁varied ▁conclus ions ▁about ▁him , ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁be ▁certain ▁about ▁anything . ▁Yet ▁according ▁to ▁Sand ers , ▁" we ▁know ▁a ▁lot " ▁about ▁Jesus . ▁Sand ers ' ▁view ▁character izes ▁most ▁contemporary ▁studies . ▁Ref lect ing ▁this ▁shift , ▁the ▁phrase ▁" quest ▁for ▁the ▁historical ▁Jesus " ▁has ▁largely ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁" life ▁of ▁Jesus ▁research ". ▁The ▁last ing ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁the ▁contemporary ▁quest ▁has ▁been ▁sens it izing ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁Jesus ' ▁Jewish ▁environment . ▁▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁develop ments ▁▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁▁ ▁At ▁first , ▁bib lic al ▁historical ▁criticism ▁and ▁its ▁dedu ctions ▁and ▁imp lications ▁were ▁so ▁un pop ular ▁outside ▁liberal ▁Protest ant ▁scholar ship ▁it ▁created ▁a ▁sch ism ▁in ▁Protest ant ism . B end ro th , ▁M . ▁ ▁( 2 0 1 7 , ▁February ▁ 2 7 ). ▁" Christ ian ▁Fund amental ism ▁in ▁America ".