Divine Sabbath Work

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burer, Michael H.

Series:

Bulletin for biblical research supplements ; 5.

Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplement ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Work--Biblical teaching.

Work.

Sabbath--Biblical teaching.

Sabbath.

Jesus Christ--Teachings.

Jesus Christ.

God--Biblical teaching.

God.

Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels--Theology.

Jesus Christ--Views on Sabbath.

Local Subjects:

Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels--Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With eight cryptic words by Jesus in John 5:17, an enigma surfaces regarding God’s activity in his ministry that is not easy for us to solve. Jesus, in defending his actions in healing the lame man at the pool of Bethzatha (Bethesda), makes a comparison that is simple enough on the surface: Jesus’ activity finds its basis in the Father’s current activity; thus, Jesus is not legally or spiritually culpable for breaking the Sabbath. What creates the enigma is the assumption that lies beneath the argument: the Father is working, and even more importantly, he is working on the Sabbath. Investigation of this assumption is the purpose of this book.Burer contributes to the discussion surrounding Jesus’ Sabbath activity by augmenting current research on Sabbath work, which focuses primarily on rabbinic rules and interpretation of Torah. Burer tests the hypothesis that Jesus’ actions on the Sabbath are best understood in light of the concept of divine Sabbath work and that in light of this concept Jesus’ actions imply a claim to deity or a close association with God’s divine plan and work. Burer does this by searching the Hebrew Scriptures, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Josephus, Philo, the Mishnah and Tosefta, the targums, the midrashim, the Palestinian Talmud, and the Babylonian Talmud in order to unearth a conceptual and cultural framework for divine Sabbath work. The results are then used in analyzing two prominent stories of Jesus’ work of healing on the Sabbath in the New Testament to prove, disprove, or modify his working hypothesis.New Testament students and scholars will find Divine Sabbath Work to be a thought-provoking, enticing, creative approach to old questions.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Scope of the Topic of Divine Sabbath Work; Method and Content of the Study; The Need for the Study; The Limitations of the Study; Defense of Sabbath Controversy as Being Historically Plausible; Introduction; Assessment and Critique of Meier's Treatment of Miracles in General; Assessment of Meier's Treatment of Sabbath Controversy in Miracle Stories; Investigation of Relevant Background Material; Introduction; The Hebrew Scriptures; Qumran; The Septuagint; The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha; Josephus; Philo.

Mishnah and ToseftaThe Targums; The Midrashim; The Palestinian Talmudђ́#x9C;; The Babylonian Talmud; Summary and Discussion; Jesus, Sabbath Actions, and Divine Sabbath Work; Introduction; The Global Question; Questions for the Global Picture; The Specific Passages; Conclusion; Summary, Assessment, and Future Direction; Summary; Assessment; Future Lines of Study; Bibliography; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-154) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781575066721

1575066726

OCLC:

922991824