The Historical Jesus of the Gospels by Keener, Craig S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Introduction SECTION I - DISPARATE VIEWS ABOUT JESUS CHAPTER 1 - The Development of Jesus Scholarship

Earlier Modern “Historical Jesus” Studies An Example: Adolf von Harnack’s Civilized Jesus The Apocalyptic Jesus of Weiss and Schweitzer Bultmann Jesus the Revolutionary? Conclusion

CHAPTER 2 - Jesus the Cynic Sage?

The Noneschatological Jesus Seminar Crossan’s “Peasant Cynic” A More Extreme Example Pagan Origins Again Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 - Jesus and Judaism

Some Third Quest Views Jesus as Charismatic Healer, Prophet and Sage Jesus as Jewish Charismatic Healer Jesus and Eschatology Conclusion

CHAPTER 4 - Other Gospels?

Constantine’s Canon? Apocryphal Gospels and Acts Gnostic Gospels Still Later Gospels “Q” as a Lost Gospel? More Dependable “Noncanonical” Sources Why We Must Look Elsewhere Conclusion

SECTION II - THE CHARACTER OF THE GOSPELS CHAPTER 5 - The Gospels as Biographies

Premeditated Literary Works Suggestions about Gospel Genre Biographies Greco-Roman Biography and History Different from Modern Biography Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 - Luke-Acts as History

Luke-Acts as History Apologetic Historiography Conclusion

CHAPTER 7 - Ancient Historiography as History

Concerns for Historical Information Limited Analogies with Josephus Conclusion

CHAPTER 8 - Ancient Historiography as Rhetoric

Modern Versus Ancient Historiography Ancient Expectations Historians and Rhetoric Gospels Distorted by Rhetoric? Historical Perspectives, Tendenz, and Purpose Ancient History as Non-history? Conclusion

CHAPTER 9 - The Gospels’ Written Sources

Using Sources Ancient Historical Writers’ Use of Sources Luke’s Relation to Earlier Sources Gospel Sources Expanding and Condensing Sources Redaction Criticism Conclusion

CHAPTER 10 - The Gospels’ Oral Sources

Orality Oral Traditions Besides Written Sources Sayings Traditions Memorization in Antiquity Memory Studies More Generally Skilled Memory in Antiquity Disciples and Teachers Early Christian Creativity? Traditional Form Criticism Form-critical Criteria Narratives about Jesus Conclusion

SECTION III - WHAT WE LEARN ABOUT JESUS FROM THE BEST SOURCES

Jesus’ Story in the Gospels

CHAPTER 11 - John the Baptist

John in Josephus John’s Mission in the Wilderness Announcing the Coming One? John’s Doubts, Jesus’ Praise (Matt 11:2-11//Lk 7:19-28) Jesus’ Repudiation of John? John’s Execution Jesus’ Baptism by John John as the Source of Baptism for the Jesus Movement Conclusion

CHAPTER 12 - Jesus the Galilean Jew

Jesus from Jewish Galilee Life in Galilee Virtually Certain Information about Jesus Conclusion

CHAPTER 13 - Jesus the Teacher

Jesus as a Sage Jesus and Sages’ Style The Teller of Jewish Parables Conclusion

CHAPTER 14 - Kingdom Discipleship

Preaching the Kingdom Son of Man Radical Demands of Discipleship Eschatological Inversion Conclusion

CHAPTER 15 - Jesus’ Jewish Ethics

Jesus on Possessions The Love Command (Mk 12:29-31) Divorce Korban Teaching Beatitudes Some Other Sayings Supported by the Jewish Environment Criterion Purity Practices

CHAPTER 16 - Conflicts with Other Teachers

Doubting Conflict with Pharisees Authenticity of the Conflict Accounts Coherence of the Conflict Tradition Differing Interpretations of the Sabbath Conflicts about the Sabbath Why Conflicts with Pharisees? Impure Purists Killing the Prophets Jesus the Wounded Prophet Conclusion

CHAPTER 17 - Jesus the Prophet

Sign-prophets Jesus as Healer and Exorcist Prophetic Acts Judgment on Israel Conclusion

CHAPTER 18 - Jesus as Messiah?

Jesus’ Self-Identity Early Belief in Jesus as Messiah “King of the Jews” and the Disciples’ Perspective Qualifying “Messiahship”: The Triumphal Entry Why a Messianic Secret? Views of Messiahship in Antiquity Conclusion: Jesus as a King

CHAPTER 19 - More Than an Earthly Messiah?

The Eschatological Judge in “Q” David’s Lord in Mk 12:35-37 Jesus’ Special Relation to God Who Did Jesus’ Movement Think He Was? Exalted Figures in Early Jewish Thought Conclusion

CHAPTER 20 - Confronting and Provoking the Elite

The Parable of Tenants Did Jesus Foreknow His Death? Provoking Martyrdom Jesus and Politics The Last Supper The Sacrificial Purpose for Jesus’ Death Martyrdom and Atonement in Early Judaism Conclusion

CHAPTER 21 - Jesus’ Arrest and Execution

Historical Tradition in the Passion Narratives Genre of Passion Narratives The Historical Foundation for the Passion Narratives The Abandonment of Jesus’ Disciples The Betrayers The High Priests and Jerusalem’s Elite Annas and Caiaphas in the Passion Narrative Historical Tradition in the Trial Narrative? The Plausibility of Pilate’s Role Jesus’ Scourging Jesus’ Execution Jesus’ Burial Conclusion

CHAPTER 22 - The Resurrection

The Traditions Pagan Origins for the Christian Resurrection Doctrine? Jewish Teaching about Resurrection Historical Support for the Resurrection Tradition? Conclusion

APPENDIX 1 - Zealots and Revolutionaries APPENDIX 2 - Mack’s Case for a Wisdom Q APPENDIX 3 - Jewish Biographical Conventions APPENDIX 4 - Jesus’ Sayings about the End APPENDIX 5 - John and the Synoptics on Passover Chronology APPENDIX 6 - Roman Participation in Jesus’ Arrest? APPENDIX 7 - Capital Authority APPENDIX 8 - What Really Happened at the Tomb? APPENDIX 9 - Some Postresurrection Teachings Notes Bibliography of Sources Cited Index of Authors and Modern Names Index of Subjects Index of Scripture References Index of Ancient Sources

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