Jesus and Temple : textual and archaeological explorations / James H. Charlesworth, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charlesworth, James H., editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--History.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem).

Jesus Christ--Views on the Temple of Jerusalem.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--In the Bible.

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) in the Bible.

Jesus Christ--Childhood.

Children.

Childhood of Jesus Christ.

History.

Physical Description:

282 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, 2014.

Summary:

The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death. But the Gospels also depict Jesus in conflict with temple authorities, and questions about his attitude to the temple swirl around what the Gospels label false accusations from his opponents and around the dramatic but inconsistent accounts of Jesus "cleansing" the temple. Jesus' attitude toward the temple is at the center of current historical Jesus research, yet those discussions are often not current with the latest archaeological and related findings regarding the temple and its history, architecture, liturgy, and function. James H. Charlesworth here gathers essays from world-renowned archaeologists and biblical scholars to address the current state of knowledge regarding the temple and to consider anew vital questions about its significance for Jesus, for his followers, and for New Testament readers today.

Contents:

Preface : Herod the Great, Hillel, Jesus, and their Temple

Introduction : Devotion to and worship in Jerusalem's Temple / James H. Charlesworth

Imagining the Temple known to Jesus and to early Jews / Leen Ritmeyer

The Second Temple in Jerusalem / Dan Bahat

The importance of the Temple for ancient Jews / Lawrence H. Schiffman

The Psalms as hymns in the Temple of Jerusalem / Gary A. Rendsburg

Reverence for Jerusalem and the Temple in Galilean society / Mordechai Aviam

Jesus and the Temple / James H. Charlesworth

The Temple and Jesus' followers / James H. Charlesworth

The Temple and Jesus the high priest in the New Testament

Harold W. Attridge

An unperceived early Jewish-Christian Temple source / George T. Zervos

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1451480369

9781451480368

OCLC:

858900446

Publisher Number:

99958740793