Jesus and the Jewish Festivals

by Burge, Gary M.

• ISBN13: 9780310280477
• ISBN10: 0310280478
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-07
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Most readers of the New Testament study the great stories of Jesus through the lens of western culture. But how well can we really understand this Jewish teacher if we don't understand his context? In this series of books, Gary Burge uses his extensive knowledge of the first century world and the Middle East to offer insights not available to the average person. Each book will develop important cultural themes and wrap them around well-known New Testament passages. And the result will be insights rarely gained elsewhere. In this fourth volume of the Ancient Context, Ancient Faith series, Dr. Burge explores six different Jewish festivals as they were celebrated in the first century and examines how Jesus used the imagery of the festivals to unveil his own mission. Discover the Jewish Sabbath, Passover, Tabernacles, and Hanukkah as Jesus knew them.

Author Biography

Gary M. Burge, (PhD, King's College, Aberdeen University) is a professor of New Testament in the Department of Biblical Theological Studies at Wheaton College and Graduate School. Gary has authored a number of books, including Who Are God's People in the Middle East? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians; John and Letters of John in the NIV Application Commentary series; The New Testament in Antiquity (coauthored with Lynn Cohick and Gene Green); The Bible and the Land; Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller; and Encounters with Jesus. Gary specializes in the Middle East, its churches, and its history in the Hellenistic period.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	p. 9
The Festivals of Judaism	p. 15
Jesus and the Sabbath	p. 37
John 5:1-47
Jesus and the Passover	p. 51
John 6:1-71
Jesus and Tabernacles	p. 67
John 7-9
Jesus and Hanukkah	p. 85
John 10
Jesus and His Final Passover	p. 101
John 13-19
The Early Christians and the Jewish Festivals	p. 121
Acts 1 - 2; Hebrews 9-10
Notes	p. 137
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