Jesus and the Politics of his Day [Paperback]

Whether or not Jesus was involved with the Zealot movement of armed resistance to Rome is the provocative question this collection attempts to answer. Twenty-six articles concentrate on four areas: methodology, the historical situation, New Testament exegesis, and the trials of Jesus before the Sanhedrin and Pilate.Whether or not Jesus was involved with the Zealot movement of armed resistance to Rome is the provocative question this collection attempts to answer. Twenty-six articles concentrate on four areas: methodology, the historical situation, New Testament exegesis, and the trials of Jesus before the Sanhedrin and Pilate.This collection - which has established itself since publication as one of the best surveys of the subject - investigates issues of great importance to our knowledge of Jesus in its balanced appraisal of his contact with the armed resistance movement of his day.Abbreviations; Foreword; 1. The Zealots and Jesus J. P. M. Sweet; 2. The revolution theory from Reimarus to Brandon E. Bammel; 3. The date and character of Mark F. F. Bruce; 4. Some observations on Tendenzkritik C. F. D. Moule; 5. Argumentum e silentio G. M. Styler; 6. The poor and the Zealots E. Bammel; 7. The opposition between Jesus and Judaism Helmut Merkel; 8. Judaeo-Christianity and the Jewish establishment, A.D. 3366 B. Reicke; 9. A.D. 70 in Christian reflection G. W. H. Lampe; 10. The trial of Jesus in the Acta Pilati G. W. H. Lampe; 11. Christ as brigand in ancient anti-Christian polemic William Horbury; 12. Jesus as a political agent in a version of the Josippon E. Bammel; 13. The feeding of the multitude E. Bammel; 14. The coin of 'Render unto Caesar &' H. St J. Hart; 15. Render to Caesar F. F. Bruce; 16. The Temple tax William Horbury; 17.'Not peace but a sword': Matt. 10:34ff; Luke 12:51ff Matthew Black; 18. The decision of the Supreme Court to put Jesus to death in its context: tradition and redaction in the Gospel of John Walter Grundmann; 19. The 'triumphal' entry David l³Ñ