Jesus of Nazareth : An Independent Historian's Account of His Life and Teaching

"A new 'life' of Jesus written by one of the outstanding scholars of his generation, it offers a complete resource on the 'Historical Jesus' debate. With an overview of the various positions taken on who the historical Jesus was, Casey provides a helpful and accessible tool for understanding how the historical Jesus has been received and understood, with attention paid to the contortions in evidence in the last century to prove that Jesus was not Jewish"-- Provided by publisher Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 12 Abbreviations......Page 14 1 Introduction......Page 18 2 The Nazi Period......Page 21 3 Radical Form Criticism......Page 26 4 Not the Second and Third Quests......Page 29 5 Vermes and Sanders......Page 30 6 Crossan and the American Jesus Seminar......Page 35 7 From Bad to Worse......Page 38 8 Recent Lives of Jesus......Page 62 9 Conclusions......Page 76 1 Introduction......Page 78 2 The Gospel According to Marcus......Page 79 3 The So-called ‘Q’ Material......Page 95 4 The Gospel According to Matthew......Page 103 5 The Gospel According to Luke......Page 110 6 Conclusions......Page 114 1 Introduction......Page 118 2 Multiple Attestation......Page 119 3 Dissimilarity, Coherence and Embarrassment......Page 121 4 Historical Plausibility......Page 123 5 Aramaic......Page 125 6 Jewish Source Material......Page 137 7 Rewriting History, Telling Stories and Social Memory......Page 149 8 Conclusions......Page 158 1 Family......Page 160 2 Birth......Page 162 3 Upbringing......Page 175 4 Galilee and the Surrounding Areas......Page 181 5 Conclusions......Page 186 1 Introduction......Page 188 2 The Prophetic Tradition......Page 189 3 John the Baptist......Page 190 4 Jesus’ Baptism and Call......Page 193 5 Jesus, John and the Length of the Historic Ministry......Page 195 6 The Call of the Twelve......Page 203 7 Women in the Historic Ministry......Page 209 8 Conclusions......Page 214 2 Jesus’ Spiritual Life......Page 216 3 The Fatherhood of God......Page 221 4 The Kingdom of God......Page 229 5 Teaching Others to Pray......Page 243 6 Conclusions......Page 251 1 Introduction......Page 254 2 Secondary Development......Page 257 3 Healing......Page 261 4 Exorcism in the Ministry of Jesus......Page 264 5 Healing Other Illnesses......Page 273 6 The Mighty Works of a Prophet......Page 288 7 Jesus Was Not a Magician......Page 292 8 Conclusions......Page 295 1 Introduction......Page 298 2 Repentance......Page 299 3 The Torah......Page 301 4 Particular Ethical Instructions......Page 305 5 Divorce and the Family......Page 312 6 The Good Samaritan......Page 318 7 Poverty and Riches......Page 322 8 Two Problems......Page 326 9 Observing Jesus’ Ethical Teaching......Page 327 10 Conclusions......Page 329 2 Scribes......Page 330 3 Pharisees......Page 332 4 Orthodoxy in Second Temple Judaism......Page 336 5 Jesus’ Conflicts with Scribes and Pharisees......Page 337 6 Herod Antipas......Page 355 7 Chief Priests, Elders and Scribes......Page 361 8 Division......Page 366 9 Conclusions......Page 368 1 Introduction......Page 370 2 Prophet......Page 371 3 Teacher......Page 373 4a: Son of Man: Introduction......Page 375 4b: Son of Man: Genuine Sayings of Jesus......Page 378 4c: Son of Man: The Translation Process......Page 386 4d: Son of Man: Daniel 7.13......Page 391 4e: Son of Man: Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection......Page 394 4f: Son of Man: The Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke......Page 398 5 Son of God......Page 405 6 Messiah, or Christ......Page 409 7 Conclusions......Page 416 1 Introduction......Page 418 2 Preparing the Way......Page 420 3 Entry into Jerusalem, and the Cleansing of the Temple......Page 425 4 The Next Few Days......Page 432 5 Betrayal......Page 442 6 Jesus’ Final Passover......Page 446 7 Arrest......Page 455 8 Trial and Conviction......Page 457 9 Crucifixion: A Bandit’s Shameful Death......Page 462 10 A Bandit’s Shameful Burial......Page 465 11 Conclusions......Page 470 1 Introduction......Page 472 2 Early Experiences and Belief......Page 473 3 Gospel Appearance Narratives......Page 478 4 Jewish Beliefs in Resurrection......Page 483 5 The Gospel Narratives Again......Page 490 6 Appearances, Visions, Apparitions and Hallucinations......Page 505 7 Conclusions......Page 514 13 Conclusions......Page 516 Further Reading......Page 526 2 The Gospel of John......Page 528 3 The Gospel of Thomas......Page 542 4 The Gospel of Judas......Page 551 5 The Gospel of Mary......Page 552 6 The Gospel of Philip......Page 554 7 The Secret Gospel of Mark......Page 556 8 Conclusions......Page 560 B......Page 562 C......Page 563 E......Page 564 G......Page 565 H......Page 566 J......Page 567 L......Page 570 M......Page 571 O......Page 572 P......Page 573 S......Page 574 T......Page 576 Z......Page 577 Professor Maurice Casey Provides A Sophisticated And Engaging Historical Reconstruction Of Jesus' Life Tackling Controversial Issues Such As The Virgin Birth And The Resurrection. Casey's Masterful Treatment Of The Aramaic Sources And Background To The Gospels Make This Volume Unique In That No Other Life Of Jesus Has Been Written By A Scholar With Such Expertise In The Language Which Jesus Spoke, As A Result Casey Is Able To Draw Us Closer To The Historical Jesus Than Ever Before. Casey Provides An Up-to-date Overview Of The Historical Jesus Debate, Covering The Jewishness Of Jesus' Teaching, The Foundation Of Early Groups Of His Followers, And The Location Of Jesus Within His Wider Context. He Also Gives A Bold Ideological Critique Of The Very Discipline Of Historical Jesus Research, Discussing The Possibility That Anti-jewish Views Have Skewed Research In The Past. This Major Contribution Will Be Of Interest To Anyone Interested In The Historical Figure Of Jesus And The Roots Of Christianity. The Quest Of The Historical Jesus -- Historically Reliable Sources -- Historical Method -- Family, Birth, Upbringing And Cultural Background -- John The Baptist, Call And Ministry -- God -- Exorcism And Healing -- Jesus' Ethical Teaching -- Jesus' Conflicts With His Opponents -- Christological Terms -- Death In Jerusalem -- Did Jesus Rise From The Dead? Maurice Casey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.