| Acknowledgements for the First Edition |
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| Preface to the First Edition |
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| Preface to the Second Edition |
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| Abbreviations |
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| PART I Introduction |
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The Rock Whence Ye Were Hewn |
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An Approach to Ancient Judaism |
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| PART II Jewish Life and Thought at the Beginning of the Common Era from the Perspective of the Study of Christian Origins |
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God's Covenant with the Jews |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (4) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (5) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (4) |
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The Interpretation of Scripture |
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48 | (6) |
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Apocalyptic Approaches to Scripture: The Disclosure of Heavenly Knowledge |
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54 | (7) |
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Schools of Thought: An Introduction to Sectarianism in the Second Temple Period |
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61 | (3) |
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Schools of Thought: An Outline of Jewish Groups in the First Century CE |
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64 | (15) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (5) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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Christianity in the Context of Second Temple Fudaism |
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75 | (4) |
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79 | (7) |
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86 | (11) |
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An Outline of Jewish Eschatology |
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86 | (5) |
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91 | (6) |
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Pragmatism and Hope in Second Temple Judaism |
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97 | (8) |
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97 | (4) |
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A Crisis for Fschatology? |
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101 | (4) |
| PART III The Emergence of a Messianic Sect |
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105 | (2) |
| Section 1: Introduction |
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107 | (12) |
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Early Christianity: What Kind of Religious Movement? |
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107 | (2) |
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The Centrality of Eschatology in Primitive Christian Belief |
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109 | (6) |
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The World of Jesus and the First Christians |
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115 | (4) |
| Section 2: Jesus |
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119 | (71) |
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The Quest for the Historical Jesus |
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119 | (6) |
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Differing Approaches to the Jesus of History |
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122 | (3) |
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Using the Gospels to Establish the Character of Jesus' Life and Message |
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125 | (5) |
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130 | (2) |
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The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (5) |
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Recurring Themes in the Parables |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (4) |
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The Signs of the Coming Kingdom |
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143 | (2) |
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145 | (6) |
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Jesus and Second Temple Judaism |
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151 | (10) |
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The Basis of Jesus' Authority |
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151 | (3) |
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154 | (3) |
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Jesus and Other Jewish Groups |
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157 | (2) |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (10) |
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171 | (12) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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The Human Figure or the `Son of Man' |
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178 | (4) |
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182 | (1) |
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The Resurrection Narratives |
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183 | (7) |
| Section 3: Paul |
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190 | (44) |
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190 | (5) |
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Christianity Before and Apart from Paul |
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195 | (6) |
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Situation and System in Paul's Letters |
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201 | (4) |
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Major Themes of Paul's Letters |
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205 | (7) |
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212 | (6) |
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Paul's Method as an Apostle |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (2) |
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Membership of the People of God |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (6) |
| Section 4: From Messianism to Christian Religion |
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234 | (75) |
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Early Christian Initiation and Worship |
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235 | (12) |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (4) |
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244 | (3) |
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The Emergence of Beliefs About Jesus |
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247 | (9) |
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The Foundations of Christology |
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247 | (4) |
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The Gradual Dissolution of the Eschatological Framework of Primitive Christology |
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251 | (5) |
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Differing Models of Ministry |
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256 | (20) |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (1) |
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Post-Pauline Developments |
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265 | (3) |
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Tradition and Charismatic Authority |
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268 | (8) |
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Coming to Terms with the Old Age |
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276 | (33) |
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276 | (3) |
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The Problem of Ethics in the New Age |
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279 | (8) |
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The Delay of the Parousia: was it a Problem? |
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287 | (9) |
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The Separation of Church and Synagogue |
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296 | (2) |
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You are his Disciples but we are Disciples of Moses |
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298 | (5) |
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303 | (3) |
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Witness against the Beast and Babylon |
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306 | (3) |
| Epilogue |
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309 | (2) |
| Appendix: The Sources |
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311 | (16) |
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312 | (10) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (2) |
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(c) The Apocrypha/Pseudepigrapha/Non-Rabbinic Writings |
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314 | (3) |
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317 | (5) |
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2 Early Christian Literature |
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322 | (5) |
| Notes |
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327 | (54) |
| Bibliography |
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381 | (36) |
| Additional Bibliography |
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417 | (14) |
| Index of Ancient Sources |
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431 | (16) |
| Index of Subjects |
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