Aaron, 75
Abiathar, 101
Abijah, 27
Abila, 51
Abilene, 51
Abraham. See also Abram; bosom, 251; father of Israel, 12, 58, 62, 251, 255; in the genealogy, 17, 57–58, 62; meaning of the name, 62; promises to, 27, 32, 34, 39.
Abrahamic covenant, 62
Abram. See also Abraham; meaning of the name, 62.
Abyss, the, 135, 137. See also Gehenna; Hades; Hell; Sheol.
Acts, book of: authorship, 1–2; relation to the Gospel of Luke, 1, 3, 6–9, 15, 17–20, 256, 361
Adam, 178; burial place, 339; in the genealogy, 57–58, 64, 67; temptation of, 58, 67
Admin, 62
Adoptianism, 60
Agapius, 336
Agrippa, 308
Ahimelech, 101
Alexander, 281
Almsgiving, basis of uprightness, 243, 246
Alphaeus, 97, 110; meaning of the name, 111
Amminadab, 62
Amos: in the genealogy, 61; martyrdom, 75
Ancient of Days, God as, 92
Andrew, 103–4
Andronicus, 105
Angel of the Lord, 27
Annas, 325; term in office, 52
Annius of Viterbo, 57
Anointed One. See Messiah.
Apollos, 105
Apostles, the. See also Disciples of Jesus; calling of, 83, 85, 94–95, 103–7, 109; dispute about greatness, 318; incomprehension, 145, 157–58, 320, 347, 354; mission of, 140–42, 155; number, 103, 105–7, 109; sharing in kingdom rule, 318, 322.
Apostleship, qualifications, 20, 122
Aram, 62
Aramaic, 73
Archelaus, tetrarch of Judea, 43, 51, 286–87
Ariel, 294
Arimathea, 345
Arni, 62
Arpachshad, 63
Arphaxad, 62–63
Assyria, 258
Baal-Zebub, 186
Baal-zebul, 186
Babylonian exile, 73
Balaam, 161
Balak, 161
Baptism, 49, 52, 178; with fire, 49; with the Holy Spirit, 49, 56; of infants, 275
Barabbas, 333; meaning of the name, 335
Bartholomew, 103–5; meaning of the name, 110
Baruch Adonai, 146
Beatitudes, 112
Beelzebub, 184–85. See also Belial; Beliar; Devil, the; Lucifer; Satan; Serpent, the; meaning of the name, 186.
Beelzebul, 186
Belial, 186. See also Beelzebub; Beliar; Devil, the; Lucifer; Satan; Serpent, the.
Beliar, 174, 186. See also Beelzebub; Belial; Devil, the; Lucifer; Satan; Serpent, the.
Benedictus, 13, 29, 31–32; derived from the Old Testament, 32–34, 45
Benjamin, tribe, 258
Bernice, 308
Bethel, 172
Bethlehem, 35–36
Bethphage, 293
Bethsaida, 170; meaning of the name, 146
Bishop, E. F. F., 85
Black, M., 123
Blasphemy, 92, 334; against God, 200; Jesus charged with, 92, 100
Blessings and cursings, 10–11, 168, 187, 224
Boaz, 61–62
Bock, D. L., 361
Book of the Title, 336
Bowker, J., 129
Braude, W. G., 154
Brawley, R. L., 313
Bridegroom, metaphor, 96–98
Brodie, T. L., 114–16, 123, 165, 172
Brown, R. E., 64, 129, 152, 295–96
Brownlee, W. H., 164
Buni, 109
Caesar Augustus, 38; census, 21, 35, 42–44; date of reign, 42
Caesarea, 282
Caiaphas, 7, 292, 296, 325; term in office, 52
Cainan, 63
Caird, G. B., 311
Caligula, 51
Capernaum, 71, 79, 89, 157, 170–71; meaning of the name, 80
Carlston, C. E., 130
Centurion, 118
Cephas, meaning of the name, 109
Cheney, J., 329
Childlessness, relation to sin, 24
Chilton, B. D., 152
Christ. See Messiah.
Church, the; as the bride of Christ, 98; Jewish-Gentile foundation, 128, 169; mission of, 8, 96, 244; relation to Israel, 11–12
Chuza, 124
Claudius, 7
Cleopas, 352
Cleopatros, 352
Clopas, 352
Crenshaw, J. L., 168
Crockett, L. C., 118
Crucifixion, Roman, 153, 335, 339–40
Cup, metaphor, 329
Cutha, 164
Cutheans, 164
David, 26, 35, 322; ancestor of the Messiah, 26, 29, 35, 73, 282, 301–2, 322, 358; city of, 35–36; death, 216; eating of consecrated bread, 99–101; in the genealogy, 61–62; as a shepherd, 36
Davies, J. H., 167
Dead Sea, 173
Dead Sea Scrolls, 34, 45, 82, 186, 236, 242
Death, finality of, 249
Demons, 81, 120, 123, 136–37, 155, 174; agents of Satan, 68, 178, 184–85; exorcism of, 140, 159, 171; judgment of, 135, 137
Derrett, J. D. M., 238
Devil, the, 268. See also Beelzebub; Belial; Beliar; Lucifer; Satan; Serpent, the; at the final judgment, 137; meaning of the name, 68; temptation of Adam, 58, 67; temptation of Jesus, 66–69, 320.
Didymos, meaning of the name, 110
Didymos Judas Thomas, 111
Disciple, meaning of the term, 86, 230
Disciples of Jesus, 193–99, 256. See also Apostles, the; incomprehension of, 90, 274–75, 350.
Discipleship, 157–59, 257; demands, 162–63, 211, 228–30, 266, 273–74; mark of, 123
Diseases: dropsy, 219; Hansen’s bacillus, 90; leprosy, 72, 87, 90, 137, 255; psoriasis, 90
Dives, 250
Divorce. See Marriage.
Dodd, C. H., 294
Donahue, J. R., 53
Donaldson, J., 344
Dunkerley, R., 336
Eakin, F., 129
Easton, B. S., 187
Eber, 63
Edwards, O. C., 90
Efird, J. M., 129
Egyptian, the, 74
Eighteen Benedictions, 73, 182
Eleazar (apocryphal character), 335
Election, 38, 168, 223–24, 226–27
Eli, 40–41
Eliezer, Rabbi, 362
Elijah, 75, 86, 106, 165; ascension, 153–54, 163–64; calling fire down from heaven, 161–62; forerunner to the Messiah, 28, 72, 161; at Jesus’ resurrection, 348; miracles, 114–15, 118, 139; mission of, 24; rejection of, 75, 216; return, 116–17, 141, 148; summons of Elisha, 163; throne of, 33; at the transfiguration, 151, 153–54, 160, 172; wilderness fast, 66
Elijah/Elisha narrative, 5, 72, 90, 114–15, 145, 162, 172
Elisha, 156, 172; disciple of Elijah, 86; miracles, 72, 118, 123, 139, 144, 146, 258. See also Elijah.
Elizabeth: childlessness, 22, 24; descendant of Aaron, 23, 29; pregnancy, 25–26, 31
Ellis, E. E., 33, 38, 51, 60, 70, 76, 79, 90, 112, 115, 119, 123, 135, 137–38, 140, 142, 152, 154, 167, 170, 181–82, 188, 191, 196, 198–99, 215, 217–18, 245, 265, 269, 271, 275, 279–80, 285, 323, 334, 340
Ellisen, S., 329
Eltester, W., 361
Emmaus, 38, 173, 347, 349, 351–52, 354
Enoch, 153; ascension of, 163–64; in the genealogy, 63
Enosh, 63
Epaphroditus, 18
Eppstein, V., 296
Esau, 62
Essene community, 94, 140–41, 228, 241; the Baptist’s membership in, 34, 52; hatred of other Jews, 14; observance of Sabbath, 220; view of the Messiah, 74; view of the messianic feast, 225
Eternal life, 273–76
Ethiopian eunuch, 358; baptism of, 275
Evans, C. F., 166–68, 170, 172, 176–77, 180, 184, 186–87, 193, 204, 206, 208, 216, 224, 228, 234, 241, 246, 250
Exaltation. See Humility and exaltation.
Exodus, the; relation to the Passover, 317; relation to the transfiguration, 150–51, 154, 160
Ezekiel, martyrdom, 75
Ezra, 73
4 Ezra, 312
Fadus, 43
Faith and doubt, 155–56, 185, 196, 202, 253–54, 259, 268; relation to prayer, 267
Faithfulness, 253–55
Fasting, 68; basis of uprightness, 246, 268; practice of, 96, 271
Feast of Unleavened Bread, 320
Felix, 308
Festus, 308
Finegan, J., 133
Fire, metaphor of, 199
First-born son: dedication, 45; inheritance, 234, 236
Fitzmyer, J. A., 1, 8, 21, 23, 25, 27–29, 32–34, 37, 39–40, 42, 45, 49–53, 56, 60–63, 65–66, 69–70, 73–75, 81, 85–86, 90, 92, 97–98, 111–12, 114, 116, 118–19, 121, 123–24, 135–40, 142–43, 146–47, 152–53, 155–56, 159, 162, 165, 172–73, 178–79, 182, 189, 196, 201–3, 209–10, 215–16, 219–20, 226–27, 230, 232, 235, 238–39, 241–42, 244–47, 250–53, 256, 258, 260–61, 263–67, 269, 271, 275–76, 280–82, 285–90, 292–94, 296, 298–99, 301, 303–4, 307–10, 312, 316, 318, 320–23, 328–29, 332, 334–35, 337, 339–40, 344–45, 352, 355, 358
Forgiveness of sins, 92, 122, 181–82, 254, 362; basis for, 138; denied, 195; in the Old Testament, 359
Fowler, R. M., 144
Freedman, H., 362
Gabriel, 22–27, 36, 39; meaning of the name, 28
Gadara, 137
Galilee, Sea of. See Gennesaret, Lake.
Gallio, 7
Gamaliel, 74
Gamaliel, Rabbi, 133
Gehazi, 156
Gehenna, 54, 174. See also Abyss, the; Hades; Hell; Sheol
Geldenhuys, N., 142
Genealogy of Abraham, 63; placement, 60
Genealogy of Jesus, 57–64; comparison with Matthean genealogy, 57, 61; placement, 58, 60; purpose, 58
Genealogy of Joseph, 57
Genealogy of Mary, 57
Genealogy of Moses, placement, 60
Genealogy of Ruth, 62
Gennesaret, Lake, 85, 133, 137–38
Gentiles; hatred against, 14, 211; members of the church, 106, 128, 234; mission to, 3, 8–10, 135, 168–69, 359–60; relation to Israel, 8, 12, 27, 39, 48, 72, 158, 303, 313, 360; uncleanness, 142
Gergesa, 137
Gerhardsson, B., 128
Gethsemane, 329
Giblin, C. H., 214
Gideon, 24
Ginzberg, L., 75
God, in Jesus’ genealogy, 64
Golden Rule, 112
Gospels, apocryphal, 4
Goulder, M. D., 154
Government, Christians’ relation to, 303
Great Commandment, 128, 175, 178
Great Commission, 141
Great Isaiah Scroll, 74
Greenstone, J., 110
Gundry, R. H., 65, 110, 180–81, 183, 191, 213, 227, 230, 236, 246, 253–54, 276, 278, 285, 293, 322
Hadas, M., 19
Hades, 173, 251, 358. See also Abyss, the; Gehenna; Hell; Sheol.
Hagar, 106
Hamath, 230
Hananiah, 61
Hannah, 26, 46, 290; childlessness, 24
Haramatiam, 345
Haran, 63
Hay, D. M., 335
Healing, relation to Spirit-filling, 82
Health and wealth, evidence of God’s blessing, 10–11, 95, 168, 224, 243, 248–49, 274
Heart, the, 246
Hebron, 111
Heli, 61
Hell, 54, 174, 194, 249, 251, 253. See also Abyss, the; Gehenna; Hades; Sheol; demons consigned to, 135; Gentiles consigned to, 211.
Hengel, M., 1
Herod Antipas, 53, 118, 124, 142, 214, 250; conflict with the Baptist, 49–50; curiosity about Jesus, 141, 143, 148, 332–33; date of reign, 51
Herod the Great, 21, 60, 178, 286; date of reign, 27; death, 42–43, 51
Herodias, 51
Herodotus, 17
Hezron, 62
Hilkiah, 47
Hiyya, Rabbi, 92
Hoehner, H. W., 50
Holy Spirit, 34, 39, 49, 91, 149, 178, 183–84; apostles’ reception, 59, 360–61; blasphemy against, 131, 195; departure from Jacob, 130; Elizabeth’s filling, 26, 29; Gentile reception, 9; given by God, 181; Jesus’ filling, 68, 70, 73, 79, 140, 174; Jesus’ reception, 55–56, 59–60, 68, 73, 75, 79, 140; John’s filling, 24, 28; Joshua’s reception, 81; King Saul’s reception, 55; Mary’s conception by, 21, 26, 68, 79; Paul’s reception, 82; Peter’s filling, 196; reception, 26, 199, 362
Horeb, Mount, 172
Humility and exaltation, 27, 158, 222, 226, 248, 268, 318
Ignatius, 158
Isaac, in the genealogy, 62
Isaksson, A., 247
Ishmael, 106
Israel. See Jacob.
Israel (nation), restoration, 313–14
Israel (northern kingdom), 258
Jacob, 106, 130; in the genealogy, 61–62; meaning of the name, 62, 110
James, brother of Jesus, 111
James, son of Alphaeus, 97, 104, 111
James, son of Zebedee, 83, 104, 138; calling fire down from heaven, 161–62; death, 309; meaning of the name, 110; at the transfiguration, 155
James, the Smaller (or, younger), 111, 348
Jared, 63
Jeconiah, 61
Jeremiah; imprisonment, 216; martyrdom, 75
Jeremias, J., 101
Jericho, 74, 172, 178–79, 278–79, 282, 286
Jerusalem, 45, 74, 119, 179, 206, 216, 293; as the Holy City, 65, 164; first destruction, 2, 96, 129, 161, 290, 294, 298, 312–13; Jesus’ lament for, 214–15, 217; meaning of the name, 290, 295; the new, 106; rebuilding of, by Cyrus, 35; second destruction, 2–3, 6, 129, 161, 190, 214–15, 226, 264, 287, 290–91, 294–95, 302, 307–10, 312, 337, 341
Jervell, J., 12
Jesse, 61
Jesus: apocryphal accounts of boyhood, 5, 111; ascension, 8, 153–54, 160–61, 163, 166–67, 360, 362; baptism, 55–60, 69, 74–75, 80, 140, 297; as Benefactor, 8, 321; betrayal and arrest, 111, 315–18, 324; birth, 22–23, 35–36, 38; birth date, 27, 42–43, 50; birth predicted, 25–26; burial, 343; as Capstone, 299; circumcision, 23, 38–39; crucifixion, 337–41, 361; death, 14–15, 36, 152–53, 167, 199, 204, 289, 334, 342–45, 358; deity, 156, 265, 275; era of, 8, 244; Galilean ministry, 56, 70, 134, 140, 333, 335; as Gate, 321; as Holy One of God, 79, 81; humanity, 323, 329; identity, 141, 143, 148–49, 151–52, 155, 333; Jerusalem ministry, 140; journey to Jerusalem, 65, 140, 160–61, 166–67, 172, 215, 288, 296, 335, 360; as King, 3, 56, 73, 284–85, 288–90, 332; as King of the Jews, 338, 341; as Lamb of God, 59; Last Supper, 315–18; as Law-giver, 151; as Lord, 37, 44, 90, 265, 279, 282–83, 301–2, 360; as Lord of the Sabbath, 100–101, 219; as martyr, 329, 335; as Master, 85, 159, 258, 282; meaning of the name, 25; as Messiah (see Messiah, Jesus as); mission of, 12, 42, 68–69, 162, 199, 226; parousia (or, return), 216, 260–63, 272, 285, 307–8, 310; passion predictions, 149, 152–53, 157, 272, 274, 349, 357; as Prince of Peace, 3; as Prophet (see Prophet, Jesus as); as Rabbi, 85, 123; resurrection, 149–50, 153, 167, 215, 249–50, 346–48, 357–59; resurrection appearances, 349–52, 354–56; as Righteous One, 345; as Savior, 21, 36–37, 58, 152; as Servant, 75, 151; as Shepherd, 321; as Son of David, 99, 278, 282, 301, 344; as Son of Man (see Son of Man, Jesus as); as Son of the Most High, 29, 34, 134; as Teacher, 85, 122–23; in the temple as a boy, 41–42, 46, 56; temple cleansing, 291–92, 295–96; temple presentation, 38–41; temptation, 65–69; transfiguration, 74, 109, 140, 149–55, 160, 172, 361; trial, 331–34; triumphal entry, 2–3, 216, 288–89, 315; as Vine, 321
Jewish-Samaritan hostilities, 14, 161–62, 164, 211, 258
Jewish Short Prayer, 182
Jews: mission to, 8–9, 359; rejection of the gospel, 6, 9–10
Joanan, 61
Joda, 61
John, Gospel of; authorship, 110; relation to the synoptic gospels, 3, 295–96, 321
John, son of Zebedee, 83, 104, 138, 308, 316; calling fire down from heaven, 161–62; meaning of the name, 110; at the transfiguration, 155
John Mark, 109
John the Baptist, 148, 295–96; authority, 297–98; birth, 21–23, 31–32, 290; birth date, 27; birth predicted, 23–25, 28; call of, 47; circumcision, 23, 31, 33; death, 141, 214; forerunner to Jesus, 23, 25, 28, 47, 49, 117, 244; imprisonment, 49–50, 55–56, 59, 119, 246–47; inferiority to Jesus, 23, 26, 54, 59, 297; meaning of the name, 28; member of Essene community, 34, 52; mission of, 23, 28; naming of, 31, 33, 39; preaching, 47–50, 52, 116–18; as prophet, 33, 47, 52; question about Jesus’ identity, 115–17, 302
Johnson, L. T., 167
Jordan River, 74, 85, 146, 164
Joseph, husband of Mary, 22, 26, 39, 42, 44; angelic announcement to, 21, 38; apocryphal accounts, 5; descendant of David, 21, 25, 35, 60; in Jesus’ genealogy, 17, 60–61; registration for taxation, 35
Joseph of Arimathea, 343
Joses, 348
Joshua, 74, 150, 164, 166, 172
Judaea. See Judea.
Judah, son of Jacob, 62
Judah (apostle), meaning of the name, 111
Judah (southern kingdom), 178, 258
Judas, not Iscariot, 103–5, 111
Judas, son of James, 103–5
Judas, the Galilean, 43, 53, 74
Judas Iscariot, 20, 103, 105; betrayal of Jesus, 315–16, 321, 324; death, 321, 348; meaning of the name, 111
Jude, brother of James, 111
Jude (apostle), 111
Judges, 269
Junias, 105
Justification, 271
Käsemann, E., 152
Keck, L. E., 131
Kee, A., 98
Kenan, 63
Kerioth, 111
Kersa, 137
Kingdom of God, 82, 85, 119–20, 129, 151, 154, 202–3, 362; growth, 125–26, 186, 210–11; inauguration, 149, 153, 172, 180–81, 247, 260–62, 264, 272, 275, 285–86, 289, 308, 310, 313–14, 316–17, 324, 343; membership in, 10, 13, 97, 125, 158, 182, 211–13, 215, 221–27, 246, 256, 272–73, 275–76, 280, 283; nature of, 260–61, 263–64; preaching of, 55, 73, 140, 163, 170–71, 188, 244, 246; relation to the Passover, 317; requirements for members, 107
Kloppenborg, J. S., 15
Kurz, W. S., 321
Kutim, 164
Laban, 237
Lachs, S. T., 27–28, 34, 45–46, 53, 60, 69, 73, 76, 85–87, 92, 97, 102, 112–13, 118–19, 130–31, 133, 137–38, 146–47, 156, 159, 173–74, 178, 182–83, 186, 191, 200–3, 206, 212, 216, 226, 235–36, 257, 259, 276, 295, 303–4, 314, 344–45, 362
Lamech, 63
Last Supper. See Lord’s Supper.
Law, the, 178; chief requirement, 175; observance, 176, 257, 273, 276; validity of moral and ethical aspects, 244
Law and the Prophets, 246; era of the, 8, 55, 117, 151, 244
Laying on of hands, 81–82
Lazarus (parabolic character), 10, 248–49, 251
Leaney, A. R. C., 29, 34, 44, 59, 61, 68, 98, 114, 123, 131, 149, 159, 169, 186, 210, 217, 237, 242, 247, 250, 258, 277, 312, 345, 348, 352
Leaven. See Yeast, metaphor.
Lebanon, 173
Lebbaeus, 104
Levi, 61
Levi, son of Alphaeus, 97, 110–11
Levi, the tax collector, 97, 104–5, 110–11; call of, 94–95
Light, metaphor, 188
Lord’s Prayer, 180–82
Lord’s Supper, 20, 178, 315–18, 349, 351–52; institution, 144, 317; as a Passover meal, 321
Lot’s wife, 263–64
Lucifer. See also Beelzebub; Belial; Beliar; Devil, the; Satan; Serpent, the; fall from heaven, 173.
Luke, Gospel of; anti-semitism, 12–15, 178, 192, 227, 235, 259, 286, 295, 313–14, 339–40; authorship, 1–2, 19; Central Section (9:51–18:14), 5, 11, 160, 163, 166–69, 180, 187, 211, 223, 226–27, 246, 267, 282, 286, 349, 361; concern for the poor and outcast, 12, 35–36, 108, 115, 158, 162, 177, 222, 226, 269, 281, 302; concern for the use of wealth, 49, 124, 142, 168, 196–97, 201, 206, 238–41, 243, 245, 248, 262, 273–74, 284, 291, 302, 306–7; historicity, 1, 6–8, 19; literary style, 5–6, 17; occasion for writing, 2–3; Prologue, 5, 17–19; recipients, 3, 20, 282, 301; relation to the Old Testament, 5, 22; relation to the Septuagint, 2, 5–6; sources used, 5, 18; theological nature, 1, 6, 70; universalistic emphasis, 8, 58
Lydda, 345
Lysanius, tetrarch of Abilene, 51
Machaerus, fortress, 119
Magdala, 123
Magnificat, 13, 27; derived from the Old Testament, 29–30; relation to Hannah’s song, 26–27, 30
Mahalalel, 63
Manassah, 216
Manson, T. W., 245
Mara bar Serapion, 336
Mariam, 28
Marias, 29
Mark Antony, 51
Marriage, 245–47
Marriage, levirate, 300–301
Marshall, I. H., 1, 6, 18, 40, 42–44, 50–51, 57, 74–75, 86, 112, 117, 119, 121, 128, 142–43, 146, 153–54, 164–65, 169–70, 174, 180, 182, 185, 187–89, 194, 198, 201, 204–7, 209–10, 212, 217–19, 242–43, 263–66, 269, 272, 275–76, 279, 287–88, 302–3, 306, 308, 322–23, 328, 334–35, 340, 344, 352, 356
Martyn, J. L., 131
Mary, mother of James, 347
Mary, mother of Jesus, 21–23, 29, 37–42, 124, 127; angelic announcement to, 13, 21–22, 25, 29, 38–39; apocryphal accounts, 5; engagement to Joseph, 44; form of the name, 28–29; meeting with Elizabeth, 25–26; virginity, 26
Mary, sister of Lazarus, 175, 177
Mary, the Women’s hairdresser, 123
Mary Magdalene, 123–24, 347–48
Massah, 66
Mattatha, 61
Matthai, 109
Matthan, 61
Matthat, 61
Matthew, Gospel of; authorship, 110; relation to the Old Testament, 4, 22
Matthew, the tax collector, 97, 104–5, 109–11
Matthias, 105
Mediterranean Sea, 199
Melchi, 61
Meribah, 66
Messiah, 186, 191, 199, 246; in the Baptist’s preaching, 23, 47–49, 244; coming, 202; David as archetype of, 61, 338; descendant of David, 26, 101, 301–2; expectations of, 52, 72, 74–75, 80, 91, 116, 315; meaning of the term, 37; in the Old Testament, 30, 60, 70–71, 152, 303, 314, 361
Messiah, Jesus as, 37, 44, 101, 205, 299, 331–32; anointing, 56, 60, 73, 75; as fulfillment of prophecy, 4; ministry, 155, 170; need to suffer, 358; in the Old Testament, 213; Peter’s acknowledgement of, 148–49
Messiah, John the Baptist as, 49–50
Messiahs, false, 3, 6–7, 32, 74, 247, 262, 264, 308
Messianic secret, 82, 90, 149, 152, 154
Methuselah, 63
Metzger, B. M., 172
Micah, martyrdom, 75
Micaiah, 116
Michael, 28
Midrashim, 81
Miller, M. P., 74
Minear, P., 257
Miracles, 289; categories, 77; of exorcism, 77–80, 134–38, 155–56, 184–85; of healing, 77, 79–80, 87–89, 100, 114, 207–8, 218–19, 255–56, 258, 278–79, 324; of nature, 78, 83–85, 132–33, 143–47, 349; performed by rabbis, 79; performed by the apostles, 79, 140–41; of resuscitation, 77–78, 115, 135–36, 290; as signs, 78
Miriam, 28
Miriam, the Women’s hairdresser, 123
Moab, 62
Moessner, D. P., 167
Molech, 174
Money: denarius, 123, 200, 300, 304, 311; drachma, 236; lepton, 311; mina, 286–87; talent, 286
Moneylending, 287. See also Usury.
Montefiore, C. G., 208
Moses, 112, 145, 166–67, 170, 172, 180, 184, 186; ascension, 153–54, 160–61, 163–64, 166; commissioning of Joshua, 81; at Jesus’ resurrection, 348; meeting with God on Mount Sinai, 109, 150, 154; parting the Red Sea, 74; rejection of, 75; at the transfiguration, 150–51, 153–54, 160, 172, 361; wilderness fast, 66
Moses, law of, 70, 101, 252, 353, 357, 361; significance, 247
Mountains, place of encounter with God, 109
Mueller, J. R., 15
Nahor, 63
Nahum, 61
Nain, 115; meaning of the name, 118
Nakai, 109
Nashon, 62
Nathan, 61
Nazirite, meaning of the term, 281
Nebuchadnezzar, 2, 210, 294, 298
Needle Gate, 276
Negev Desert, 199
Nein, 118
Neri, 61
Neues, 250
Neusner, J., 73
New covenant, 317
Neyrey, J., 67
Nezer, 109
Noah, 169, 262, 264; in Jesus’ genealogy, 63
Nun, 81
Nunc Dimittis, 13, 39; derived from the Old Testament, 45
Obed, 61
Olives, Mount of, 293, 307, 311; meaning of the name, 329
Olivet, 329
Origen, 137
O’Rourke, J. J., 234
Osborne, G. R., 346
Papias, 109–10
Parable: interpretation, 98, 178, 229; meaning of the term, 98; purpose, 126, 129–30. See also Parables.
Parables: Barren fig tree, 205–6; Faithful manager, 198; Fig tree, 310, 313; Good Samaritan, 13, 175–79; Great Banquet, 223–28, 231; Guests at a wedding feast, 222; King contemplating war, 229; Lamp, 127; Lost coin, 232; Lost sheep, 231–32, 235; Lost son, 232–35, 237, 241; Mustard seed, 125, 210; Narrow door, 211–12; Persistent friend, 180–81; Pharisee and the tax collector, 11, 267–68; Rich fool, 196–97, 201; Rich man and Lazarus, 10, 243, 245, 248–52; Seed, 125; Shrewd manager, 238–40, 242–43; Sower, 125–26, 128–29, 171; Ten minas, 284–88; Tower, 229; Two debtors, 122–23; Wedding feast, 226; Wheat and tares, 125; Wicked vineyard tenants, 298–99, 302–3; Widow and the judge, 266–67; Wise and foolish builders, 108–9, 113; Yeast, 210–11
Paradise, 178, 251, 338, 341–42
Parsons, M. C., 362
Passover, 42, 200, 202, 204, 215, 289, 291, 315–17, 320–21
Paul, the Apostle, 79, 97, 105, 142, 178, 277; before the courts, 308; pattern of evangelism, 8–9; sight restored, 82
Pax Romana, 38
Peace, 38, 44–45, 138, 169–70, 173, 290, 295, 355
Peleg, 63
Penny, 200
Pentateuch. See Moses, law of.
Perea, 51
Perez, 62
Peter, 97, 103–4, 109–10, 138, 355; call of, 85; confession, 148–49; denials of Jesus, 319, 325–31; Luke’s view, 83–84, 328; meaning of the name, 109; at the tomb, 347, 350; at the transfiguration, 154–55
Phanuel, 28
Pharaoh, 81
Pharisees, 94–95, 218, 222, 231–34, 334; beliefs and practices, 91, 189, 271, 304; hatred of Sadducees, 14; hypocrisy, 189, 193–94, 207–8, 268, 270; love of money, 243, 245–46; meaning of the name, 91, 94; opposition to Jesus, 88–89, 91, 94, 97, 99–100, 102, 187–90, 214, 289–90, 293–94; polemic against, 234–35; unbelief, 9
Philip, 103–4, 146; meaning of the name, 110
Philip, tetrarch, 146; date of reign, 51
Philip the evangelist, 358
Philistines, 41
Philocrates, 19
Pilate, 204–5, 332–36, 345; date of reign, 7, 51
Polybius, 17
Pontius Pilate. See Pilate.
Poverty. See Sickness and poverty.
Prayer, 68, 91, 182, 323; basis of uprightness, 246; need for persistence in, 180–81, 266–67; pattern, 180; practice, 269; preceeding an important task, 103, 109, 148; and reception of the Spirit, 59, 88; in the temple, 270
Prophet, Jesus as, 34, 71, 116, 121–23, 148, 151, 215–16; like Moses, 166–68, 352, 361
Prophets, Jewish, rejection, 15, 71, 75, 108, 190–92, 214–16
Prophets, the, 70, 73, 151, 178, 252, 274, 353, 357
Purification, legal requirements, 45
Purvis, J. D., 164
Q (sayings source), 3, 5, 15, 18
Queen of the South, 188
Quintilius Varus, 43
Quirinius, 42–43
Qumran community. See Essene community.
Qumran scrolls. See Dead Sea Scrolls.
Rachel, 24–25
Ram, 62
Raphael, 28
Red Sea, 74
Resurrection, 97, 136, 142, 149, 275, 300–301; the Christian, 355
Reu, 63
Reuel, 63
Reuyah, 63
Rhesa, 61
Rhoda, 355
Roberts, A., 344
Robinson, J. M., 15, 110, 190, 263
Robinson, W. C., Jr., 131, 163
Rufus, 281
Ruth, 61–62
Sabbath, 70, 87; Jesus’ authority over, 99–101; restrictions, 99–102, 207–9, 218–20, 343, 345, 347
Sackcloth and ashes, 173
Sadducees, 11, 48, 91, 243, 245, 257, 315, 334; beliefs, 245, 300–301, 304; hatred of Pharisees, 14
Salem, 45; meaning of the name, 290, 295
Salma, 62
Salmon, 62
Salvation, era of, 7
Salvation history, 7
Samaritan-Jewish hostilities. See Jewish-Samaritan hostilities.
Samaritans, 164, 176–78, 205, 256; members of the church, 128; mission to, 8
Samuel, 46, 252, 290; birth, 26; presentation at the temple, 40–41
Sandal; sign of a free man, 237; symbol of contempt, 53–54
Sanders, J. A., 73, 168, 223–25
Sanders, J. T., 12–14, 45, 73, 178, 192, 227, 234–35, 259, 286, 295, 303, 313, 339, 345
Sanhedrin, 138, 218, 275, 331–32, 335, 341; members, 334
Sarah, 48, 62; childlessness of, 24
Sarai, 81
Satan, 178, 316. See also Beelzebub; Belial; Beliar; Devil, the; Lucifer; Serpent, the; fall from heaven, 171, 173; at the final judgment, 137; meaning of the name, 68, 321; mission of, 69; overpowered by God, 171, 174, 184–86, 208; relation to demon possession, 77; relation to sickness, 207.
Saul. See Paul, the Apostle.
Schottroff, L., 235
Schubert, P., 361
Schweizer, E., 20, 29, 34, 40, 45–46, 70, 75, 142, 153, 172, 183, 216, 275, 293, 340
Scribes. See Teachers of the law.
Sentius Saturinus, 43
Septuagint, 166
Sermon on the Mount, 107, 112, 180
Sermon on the Plain, 107, 109, 112, 180; audience, 107–9
Serpent, the, 58, 174. See also Beelzebub; Belial; Beliar; Devil, the; Lucifer; Satan.
Serug, 63
Servants, 257
Seth, 63
Shalom. See Peace.
Shealtiel, 61
Shelah, 63
Shem, 63
Sheol, 173–74. See also Abyss, the; Gehenna; Hades; Hell.
Shepherd: God as, 36
Shepherds, reputation, 36
Shiloh, 206
Sickness: relation to demon possession, 77–78, 81–82, 137, 155, 207; relation to sin, 78, 87, 89, 92, 95, 219
Sickness and poverty, evidence of God’s cursing, 10–11, 90–91, 168, 205, 221, 223–24, 243, 249, 278–79
Siloam, 204–6
Simeon, 13, 23, 39–40, 45, 53; meaning of the name, 109
Simeon ben Azzai, Rabbi, 226
Simon, 109
Simon, M., 303
Simon, the Cananaean, 104, 111; meaning of the name, 105
Simon, the Pharisee, 11, 121–22
Simon bar-Giora, 74
Simon bar-Kochba, 74
Simon ben Yohai, Rabbi, 200
Simon Iscariot, 111
Simon Peter. See Peter.
Slaves, 257
Sleep, metaphor, 344
Solomon, 79, 159, 188, 201–2, 258; in the genealogy, 61
Son of David. See Jesus.
Son of God, Jesus as, 58, 60, 67, 69, 80–81, 151–52, 331–32, 342
Son of Man, 6, 92, 202; Jesus as, 58, 92, 101, 321, 331–32, 335; return of, 260–63, 267, 270, 272, 307–8, 310, 344
Stein, R. H., 178
Stephen, death of, 14, 216, 309, 340, 344
Susanna, 124
Synagogues, 196, 201, 269; officers, 138; order of service, 73; source of opposition to Jesus, 207
Syrian Antioch, 1
Talbert, C. H., 17, 19, 28, 36, 59, 68, 74, 83, 112, 121, 138, 169, 175–76, 182, 235, 237, 245, 268, 289, 303, 329, 335, 355, 362
Tamar, 62
Tannehill, R. C., 30, 45–46, 73–74, 118, 122, 169, 279, 286, 320, 322, 329–30, 352, 362
Tarfon, Rabbi, 173
Tax collectors, despised, 49, 53, 95, 235, 280–82
Teachers of the law, 92, 95, 231, 334; hypocrisy, 302, 304–6; opposition to Jesus, 88–89, 91, 97, 100, 190, 292, 297, 299, 315, 336
Temple, Jerusalem, 69, 312; Court of Israel, 270–71; Court of the Gentiles, 296; Eastern Gate, 141; Holy of Holies, 141, 296, 344; priestly service in, 27. See Jerusalem, second destruction; tearing of the curtain, 344; treasury, 311; true purpose, 291.
Temptation, 181–82
Ten commandments, 59, 176, 270, 273, 276
Terah, 62–63
Theophany, 172
Theophilus, 17–20; meaning of the name, 20
Thomas, 103–4, 354; meaning of the name, 110
Thucydides, 17
Tiberius Caesar, 51, 300, 304, 332, 336; date of reign, 7, 50
Tiede, D. L., 1, 15, 19, 22, 25, 34, 45, 53, 55, 75–76, 85, 97, 101, 114–15, 118, 123, 126–27, 138, 142–43, 145–46, 153–54, 164–65, 172, 186, 188, 192, 197, 202, 206, 208, 227, 235, 238, 247, 257, 259, 264, 269, 271, 276, 282–83, 285, 288, 293, 295, 303, 307, 312–13, 322, 335, 339, 344–45, 362
Todah, 109
Tou, 230
Tombs, 348
Transfiguration, the, 74, 109, 140, 149–55, 172, 361; relation to the Exodus, 150–51, 154, 160
Tyson, J. B., 322
Uriel, 28
Usury, 238. See also Moneylending.
Visitation of God, 2, 13, 32, 118–19, 290–91, 294–95, 309, 313
Wadi Qumran, 52
Washing, ritualistic, 189, 191
Wealth. See Health and wealth.
Weights and measures; bath, 241; kor, 241
Willis, J. T., 168
Wilson, R. McL., 15
Wisdom, personification, 191
Witnesses, legal requirements for, 38, 40, 80, 169, 172–73, 328, 331, 333, 347, 361
Women, 350; in Jesus’ ministry, 122; roles in the church, 122–23
Word of God, 85
Writings, the, 357
Yahweh, 37
Yannai, Rabbi, 69
Yohanan ben Zakkai, Rabbi, 257
Zadok, 304
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, 13, 31–34, 290; angelic announcement to, 22, 24; of priestly descent, 23; priestly service, 27; struck mute, 24, 31
Zechariah, son of Barachiah, 191
Zechariah, son of Bareis, 191
Zechariah, son of Jehoiada, 190–91; death, 216
Zerah, 62
Zerubbabel, 61
Zeus, 37