Judaism, Jewish Identities and the Gospel Tradition: Essays in Honour of Maurice Casey

by Crossley,James G.

• ISBN13: 9781845532840
• ISBN10: 1845532848
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2014-08-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Judaism, Jewish Identities and the Gospel Tradition is a collection of essays focused on what is now a major issue in contemporary gospel studies. The essays are in honour of Maurice Casey who has made major contributions to our understanding of the Jewish context of Jesus and the gospels. Fittingly, however, this collection of essays will avoid the conventional festschrift format and is designed to be a detailed analysis in its own right. This volume will look at the ways in which 'Judaism' can function as an analytical concept in gospel scholarship. This will include an overview of the ways in which Judaism is used in the canonical gospels and how this relates to the idea of a 'Jewish Jesus', in addition to specific examples of similarities with, and differences from, various Jewish traditions in the gospels, constructions of gender, the impact of the historical Jesus, and the significant steps toward Christian distinctiveness made in the gospel of John. Contributors include Andrew Angel, Roger D. Aus, George J. Brooke, David Bryan, Bruce Chilton, Daniel Cohen, James G. Crossley, Wendy E. S. North, and Catrin Williams, with a preface by C. K. Barrett.

Author Biography

James G. Crossley is Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield. His recent publications include why Christianity Happened: A Sociohistorical Account of Christian Origins 26-50 CE (2006) and Jesus in an Age of Terror: Scholarly Projects for a New American Century (Equinox Publishing, 2008). His main research interests include early Judaism, historical Jesus, social history of Christian origins, the political contexts of scholarship, and the New Testament in contemporary politics and popular culture.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. viii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction
Identity, Judaism, and the Gospel Tradition	p. 3
Judaism, Jewish Identities and the Gospel Tradition
Eachatological Wisdom and the Kingship of God: Light from Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls on the Teaching of Jesus?	p. 45
The Aramaic Lord's Prayer	p. 62
Quotation, Concept, Or? The Expression "Son of Man" in the Gospels	p. 83
God Talk and Men's Talk: Jesus, Tarfon and Ishmael in Dialogue	p. 95
Mark's Christology and a Scholarly Creation of a Non-Jewish Christ of Faith	p. 118
The Gerasene Demoniac: A Jewish Approach to Liberation before 70 CE	p. 152
Poverty, Hunger, Going Barefoot, and Homesickness in Lk. 15.11-32	p. 174
Seeing the Glory: The Reception of Isaiah's Call-Vision in Jn 12.41	p. 186
"The Jews" in John's Gospel: Observations and Inferences	p. 207
General Index	p. 227
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