Hillel and Jesus : comparative studies of two major religious leaders / edited by James H. Charlesworth and Loren L. Johns.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johns, Loren L.

Charlesworth, James H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Hillel, active 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.

Hillel.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 486 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [1997]

Summary:

An international group of scholars who met in Jerusalem in 1992 examined and compared the traditions that describe the historical figures Hillel (a prominent first century B.C.E. Rabbinic teacher) and Jesus (early first century C.E.). The fascinating results of the study are compiled in this magnificent work of interest to clergy, professors, students, libraries and general readers alike.

Contents:

Hillel and Jesus : why comparisons are important \ J.H. Charlesworth

Hillel and Jesus : are comparisons possible? \ A. Goshen Gottstein

Hillel and the misunderstanding of Judaism in modern scholarship \ M. Weinfeld

Hillel a

two ways of self-awareness \ D. Flusser

Archaeology and the religious ethos of pre-70 Palestine \ L.I. Levine

Apocalypticism in the time of Hillel and Jesus \ S.E. Robinson

Who were the Pharisees? \ J. Sievers

Jesus and

in early Judaism : how serious was the factionalism of late Second Temple Judaism? \ J.D.G. Dunn

Jesus and Cynics in first-century Palestine : some critical considerations \ D.E. Aune

Jesus and his community : between Essenes a

\ B. Pixner

Jesus' socioeconomic background \ D.A. Fiensy

The relationship of Paul to Jesus \ J.P. Arnold

The sayings of Jesus and archaeology \ J.F. Strange

Sayings and legends in the Hillel tradition \ C. Safrai

The

Hillel : their transmission and reinterpretation \ S. Safrai

Hillel and Scripture : from authority to exegesis \ D.R. Schwartz

Jesus and the Golden Rule \ P.S. Alexander

Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls \ H. Lichtenberger

Reconstructing Jesus' teaching : problems and possibilities \ C.A. Evans

Hillel and Jesus on prayer \ B.T. Viviano

Hillel and Jesus : retrospective and prospective reflections \ J.H. Charlesworth.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0800625641 :

OCLC:

37574766