This book completes a remarkable trilogy... The basic premise on which the project is founded is that a careful and impartial reconstruction of Jesus' Jewish background is an essential preliminary to any reconstruction of Jesus himself.
This book completes a remarkable trilogy... The basic premise on which the project is founded is that a careful and impartial reconstruction of Jesus' Jewish background is an essential preliminary to any reconstruction of Jesus himself.
Preface1Jesus the Jew and his Gospel12Jesus and the Law: The Judaism of Jesus113Jesus the Teacher: Scriptural and Charismatic Authority464Proverbs and Parables765Jesus and the Kingdom of God1196'Abba, Father': The God of Jesus1527Jesus the Religious Man1848The Religion of Jesus and Christianity208Abbreviations217Bibliography221Index of Names227Index of References231