Research Catalog

Title

Jesus and his contemporaries : comparative studies / by Craig A. Evans.

Author

Evans, Craig A.

Publication

Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.

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Description

xiii, 532 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

• The first part of this book attempts to situate Jesus in his historical and cultural context through comparisons with the prayers, parables, prophecies, and miracles attributed to various Jewish figures of Palestine who are Jesus' near contemporaries. It is concluded that Jesus' teachings and activities do not represent a radical break with the piety and restorative hopes of many of his contemporaries.
• This conclusion stands in tension with some of the recent Jesus research, especially emanating from the Jesus Seminar, which tends to view Jesus as a Stoic or Cynic philosopher with little interest in the restoration of Israel and the fulfilment of prophecy. The second part of the book explores the aims of Jesus and the factors that led to Jesus' death.

Series Statement

Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums, 0169-734X ; 25

Uniform Title

Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums ; Bd. 25.

Subjects

• Messiah
• Jesus Christ > Biography > Public life
• Jesus Christ > Friends and associates
• Jesus Christ > Historicity

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

I. Recent Developments in Jesus Research: Presuppositions, Criteria, and Sources -- Pt. 1. Jesus and His Rivals. II. Messianic Claimants of the First and Second Centuries. III. Jesus and the Messianic Texts from Qumran: A Preliminary Assessment of the Recently Published Materials. IV. Was Simon ben Kosiba Recognized as Messiah? V. Jesus and Jewish Miracle Stories. VI. Jesus and Rabbinic Parables, Proverbs, and Prayers -- Pt. 2. Jesus and His Opponents. VII. From Public Ministry to the Passion: Can a Link Be Found between the (Galilean) Life and the (Judean) Death of Jesus? VIII. Jesus' Action in the Temple and Evidence of Corruption in the First-Century Temple. IX. Jesus and the "Cave of Robbers": Towards a Jewish Context for the Temple Action. X. God's Vineyard and Its Caretakers. XI. In What Sense "Blasphemy"? Jesus before Caiaphas in Mark 14:61-64. XII. From Anointed Prophet to Anointed King: Probing Aspects of Jesus' Self-Understanding -- Epilogue: Jesus and His Contemporaries.

ISBN

9004102795 (alk. paper)

LCCN

94046956

OCLC

• 31754961
• ocm31754961

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries