Jesus from Judaism to Christianity: Continuum Approaches to the Historical Jesus »

By presenting a 'continuum' approach, Jesus From Judaism to Christianity takes the important step in historical Jesus study of systematically seeking Jesus' place in the Judaism-Christianity continuum, thus giving due attention to the interdependence of various historical phenomena. The so-called 'Third Quest' for the historical Jesus has characteristically focused upon the attempt to locate Jesus within first-century Judaism. Comparatively less emphasis has been given to the question of how the contextually plausible picture of Jesus can be related to the reception history of Jesus in early Christianity. Through integration of the Jewish context, Jesus' teaching and Christian reception history, Jesus From Judaism to Christianity not only portrays Jesus within his Jewish environment but also asks how this Jesus can elucidate the perspectives of fledgling Christianity.

Preface     vi
The Contributors     vii
Abbreviations     viii
An Introduction to the Continuum Approach     1
Mamzerut and Jesus     17
Sexuality and the Historical Jesus     34
How A Woman who Fought Back and Demanded her Rights Became an Importunate Widow: The Transformations of a Parable of Jesus     49
Son of Man as Kingdom Imagery: Jesus between Corporate Symbol and Individual Redeemer Figure     87
Jesus and the 'Servant' Community in Zion Continuity in Context     109
Jesus and the Priests of Israel     125
The Death of Jesus from a Historical Perspective     145
Index of References     169
Index of Authors     177