Bilde The Originality of Jesus

A Critical Discussion and a Comparative Attempt
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-647-53609-5
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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E-Book, Deutsch, Band 1, 303 Seiten

Reihe: Studia Aarhusiana Neotestamentica (SANt)

For the first time in the history of modern Jesus research Per Bilde aims his scholarly interest at the originality of the historical Jesus. Accordingly he examines the historical Jesus and 14 contemporary Jewish Palestinian figures who, in one or more respects, can be argued to be comparable to Jesus. He comes to the conclusion that Jesus can be regarded as similar to a number of these figures, however, some more than others, and that he appears to be unique in some other respects.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bilde, Per

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Historisch-Kritische Jesusforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover
;1
2;Title Page
;4
3;Copyright
;5
4;Introduction to SANt;8
5;Einleitung in die Serie SANt;10
6;Table of Contents
;12
7;Abbreviations;16
8;Body
;18
9;Preface;18
10;1. Introduction;24
10.1;1.1 Purpose;24
10.2;1.2 Why a new contribution on Jesus’ originality?;24
10.3;1.3 A definition of the “historical Jesus”;28
10.4;1.4 The existing sources;29
10.5;1.5 How is it possible to reconstruct the historical Jesus?;32
10.6;1.6 What can we understand by “originality”?;37
10.7;1.7 Difficulties and benefits by comparing Jesus with related figures;40
10.8;1.8 Approach and outline;44
11;2. A critical survey of modern Jesus research from Reimarus to 2012;48
11.1;2.1 Introduction;48
11.2;2.2 Major positions in the first and second periods of modern Jesus research (from Reimarus to ca. 1970);50
11.3;2.3 Main positions in the third period of modern Jesus research (ca. 1970– 2012);59
11.4;2.4 Recent unhistorical interpretations of Jesus and contemporary popular literature and films about Jesus;69
11.5;2.5 A critical presentation of modern Danish research on the historical Jesus from Georg Brandes (1925) to Mogens Müller (2008a);75
11.5.1;2.5.1 Introduction;75
11.5.2;2.5.2 Selected Danish Jesus monographs;76
11.5.3;2.5.3 The negative or ambiguous attitude of leading Danish New Testament scholars to the issue of the historical Jesus;81
11.5.4;2.5.4 Conclusions;83
11.6;2.6 General conclusions;84
12;3. A critical examination of previous proposals on the originality of the historical Jesus;88
12.1;3.1 Introduction ;88
12.2;3.2 A preliminary overview of earlier interpretations of Jesus’ originality;89
12.3;3.3 The traditional Christian answer : Jesus’ unique effort was to bring Christianity into this world;98
12.4;3.4 A new and higher ethics;100
12.5;3.5 Jesus’ parables and other formal features of the Jesus tradition;108
12.6;3.6 Liberation and emancipation;111
12.7;3.7 The eschatological proclamation of the imminent coming of god’s kingdom;115
12.8;3.8 Healings and other miracles;121
12.9;3.9 Jesus’ authority and status;124
12.10;3.10 Conclusions;129
13;4. A revised reconstruction of the eschatological project of the historical Jesus;131
13.1;4.1 Introduction;131
13.2;4.2 The appointment of the twelve selected envoys;133
13.3;4.3 The chosen “remnant” of the Jewish people;135
13.4;4.4 The Mosaic Law;138
13.5;4.5 The temple in Jerusalem;146
13.6;4.6 The journey to Jerusalem;150
13.7;4.7 Jesus’ possible predictions and interpretations of his impending death;154
13.8;4.8 The institution of a new covenant between the Jewish god and the Jewish people;159
13.9;4.9 Jews and gentiles in Jesus’ eschatological project;163
13.10;4.10 Jesus and the Jewish ideas of the Messiah;166
13.11;4.11 Conclusions;171
14;5. The comparative Jesus;175
14.1;5.1 Introduction;175
14.2;5.2 A brief critical presentation of earlier comparative attempts;177
14.2.1;5.2.1 The traditional Christian interpretation of the originality of Jesus;177
14.2.2;5.2.2 A comparative version of the traditional Christian interpretation;178
14.2.3;5.2.3 Random comparisons between Jesus and related figures in various regions and periods;179
14.2.4;5.2.4 Conclusions;180
14.3;5.3 Jesus compared to related Jewish figures;181
14.3.1;5.3.1 Jesus compared with ancient (mythical) Jewish characters;181
14.3.2;5.3.2 Jesus compared to contemporary Jewish figures;182
14.3.2.1;5.3.2.1 The Hasmonean Prince Simon ;183
14.3.2.2;5.3.2.2 The Teacher of Righteousness;184
14.3.2.3;5.3.2.3 Rabbi Hillel;189
14.3.2.4;5.3.2.4 Judas the Galilean;191
14.3.2.5;5.3.2.5 John the Baptist;199
14.3.2.6;5.3.2.6 Jesus Barabbas;219
14.3.2.7;5.3.2.7 Theudas;221
14.3.2.8;5.3.2.8 Paul;224
14.3.2.9;5.3.2.9 The Egyptian Prophet;227
14.3.2.10;5.3.2.10 Jesus Son of Ananiah;229
14.3.2.11;5.3.2.11 Josephus;231
14.3.2.12;5.3.2.12 Rabbi Jochanan Ben-Zakkai;235
14.3.2.13;5.3.2.13 Rabbi Akiba;237
14.3.2.14;5.3.2.14 Simon Bar Kochba;239
14.3.3;5.3.3 Jesus compared with related Jewish figures in later times;242
14.3.3.1;5.3.3.1 Jehudah ha-nasi;242
14.3.3.2;5.3.3.2 Sabbatai Zvi;243
14.3.3.3;5.3.3.3 Menachem Mendel Schneersohn;245
14.3.3.4;5.3.3.4 Conclusions;246
14.4;5.4 Jesus compared with contemporary related Hellenistic-Roman figures;246
14.5;5.5 Jesus compared with later related Christian figures;252
14.6;5.6 Jesus compared to other related religio-historical figures;253
14.7;5.7 Jesus compared with related “secular prophets” in modern times;254
14.8;5.8 Conclusions;256
14.8.1;5.8.1 Main Conclusion;256
14.8.2;5.8.2 Jesus compared to contemporary Jewish figures;258
14.8.2.1;5.8.2.1 Similarities;258
14.8.2.2;5.8.2.2. Differences;259
15;6. Conclusions;262
15.1;6.1 Introduction;262
15.2;6.2 Summary;262
15.3;6.3 The concept of “originality”;263
15.4;6.4 The term “comparison”;264
15.5;6.5 Modern Jesus research;264
15.6;6.6 A Summary sketch of the historical Jesus;265
15.7;6.7 How original was Jesus?;268
16;Bibliography ;270
17;Back Cover
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Über Autor(innen)

Bilde, Per
Per Bilde (1939–2014) was Professor of Biblical Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark.