Jesus and Jewish Covenant Thinking / Tom Holmén.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmén, Tom, author.

Series:

Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 55.

Biblical Interpretation Series ; Volume 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Covenants--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Covenants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2001]

Summary:

This book offers the first large-scale investigation into the attitude of the historical Jesus towards covenant belief, the dominant theme of the Judaism of Jesus' day. The book, intended as part one of a two-volume investigation, takes its point of departure in a simple question which nevertheless integrally reflects the covenant thinking of the time: Was Jesus engaged in trying to find out how to remain faithful to the covenant? Current scholarship underlines both the importance of the covenant belief for early Judaism and the need for considering Jesus as being within Judaism. Studying how Jesus viewed the covenant leads right to the heart of the matter, both illuminating his relation to Judaism and providing a significant, still unexamined vantage point for his proclamation.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

1.1. Jesus and the covenant: The centrality of the question and the central problem

1.2. Defining the task

1.3. Remarks on the use of sources

2. The approach: Evaluation of covenant path searching by means of path markers

2.1. Preliminary remarks

2.2. A concise description of the approach and terminology

2.3. Path searching-generating answers to the questions of loyalty

2.3.1. A theoretical presentation of path searching

2.3.2. How path searching worked in practice

2.3.3. Reasons for path searching

2.3.4. Summary

2.4. Path markers-issues involved in path searching

2.4.1. The effect of path searching on the individual issues

2.4.2. Focal points of path searching

2.4.3. Summary

2.5. Probing covenant path searching in the Jesus tradition

3. Covenant path searching in the teaching of Jesus?

3.1. Preliminary remarks

3.2. Individual halakhic issues

3.2.1. The Sabbath

3.2.2. Tithing

3.2.3. Fasting

3.2.4. Divorce

3.2.5. Oaths

3.2.6. Burying of one's father

3.3. Issues pertaining to the integrity of the people of God

3.3.1. Companionship with the outcasts

3.3.2. Purity matters

3.3.3. Enemies and neighbors

3.4. The issue of the Temple and its cult

3.4.1. The Temple and its cult as a covenant path marker

3.4.2. The authenticity of the global question

3.4.3. Portents of destruction

3.4.4. "Cleansing" of the Temple

3.4.5. Conclusions

3.5. Summary and conclusions

4. General conclusions

Appendix I: A block of early Christian covenant path searching in the Matthean Sermon on the Mount

Appendix II: The Metanarrative of the Jesus Quest

Bibliography

Texts

Literature

Abbreviations

Index of Ancient Writings.

Index of Modern Authors

Biblical Interpretation Series.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Holmén, Tom Jesus and Jewish Covenant Thinking

ISBN:

9789004497221

OCLC:

1288217638

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004497221 DOI