دانلود کتاب Jesus: An Uncommon Journey: Studies on the Historical Jesus

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Cover
Dedication
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Oral Tradition and Paul
2. Oral Tradition as Remembrance and Memory
3. The Jesus Tradition as Impact and Stimulus
4. The Shaping of Oral Tradition in the Pre-Easter Period
5. The Shaping of Oral Tradition in the Early Community
6. Elements of Oral Tradition with a High Degree of Certainty
6.1. A disciple or follower is characterized by the fact of remembering and repeating the teachings of his master
6.2. Faithfulness to the material received includes its active reception
6.3. The path of the transmission of oral tradition lies between strict memorization and simple reminiscence
6.4. Oral tradition did not operate in the same way in the two types of material in which it is found: narrative and sayings
6.5. In the course of the oral and written transmission of the Jesus tradition, there was a series of operations that modified it, but not substantially
7. Elements of Oral Tradition with a Fair Degree of Certainty
7.1. The Jesus tradition was originally in Aramaic and retains a certain Aramaic background, but the transfer into Greek was made at a very early stage
7.2. In the oral transmission of the Jesus tradition, thematic grouping of material was made
7.3. In the Jesus tradition, the modifications have a claim to legitimacy and appear as changes that do not harm the tradition
7.4. The transmission of the Jesus tradition is explained by the combination of two categories: ‘witnesses’ and ‘communities’
7.5. The fact of the variability of the Jesus tradition does not mean that there was no ‘original’ for many of the units of the material that gave shape to it
8. Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Search for the Historical Jesus
1. The Historical Method
1.1. The sources
1.2. The criteria of historicity
1.3. The criterion of historical plausibility
2. The Connection between History and Faith
Chapter 2: The Birth of Jesus
1. The Differences between Matthew and Luke
2. The Similarities between Matthew and Luke
3. A Roman Census Decreed by Augustus?
4. A More Judaico Census Decreed by Herod
4.1. Herod’s taxation system
4.2. The frequency and characteristics of Herod’s censuses
4.3. Jewish customs in Herod’s censuses
5. The Decree of Herod’s Census in the Time of Augustus
6. The Reasons for Joseph’s and Mary’s Journey to Bethlehem
7. The Stay of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem after the Birth
8. Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Family of Jesus “according to the Flesh”
1. His Parents, Joseph and Mary
2. Jesus, a Child in an Unusual Situation
3. The Davidic Line of Jesus
4. The “Brothers” and “Sisters” of Jesus
4.1. The family of Jesus during his ministry
4.2. James the Just, the older brother of Jesus
4.3. Other members of Jesus’ family
5. Interpretation of the Expression “the Brothers of Jesus”
5.1. The early minority position: full consanguinuity between Jesus and his brothers
5.2. The position of Jerome: the brothers were cousins
5.3. The early majority position (spread by Epiphanius): the brothers were the children of Joseph
5.4. The view of Helvidius (and Tertullian): the brothers were the sons of Mary and Joseph
6. The Period after the Birth of Jesus in the Canonical Gospels
7. Towards a Solution
8. Conclusions
Chapter 4: Why Was Jesus Baptized by John?
1. Introduction
2. The Baptism of John
2.1. Christian sources and Josephus
2.2. Forgiveness of sins and conversion
3. Jesus, Baptized by John
3.1. The sign of John as the beginning of the kairos
3.2. Did Jesus commit sin?
4. Conclusion
Chapter 5: Jesus and the Commandment Not to Steal
1. The Absence of Attention to “You Shall Not Steal” in the Words of Jesus
2. A Possible Counterpoint: Jesus’ Position with Regard to Wealth
2.1. Wealth as a difficulty
2.2. Two scenes involving donating one’s own possessions
2.3. Between detachment and generosity
3. Conclusions
Chapter 6: Violence and Jesus of Nazareth
1. Introduction
2. A World Full of Violence
3. The Rejection of Violence as Behaviour
3.1. Violence against foreigners
3.2. Violence against the conquered and the conquerors
3.3. Violence as a means and power as an end
3.3.1. The discussion about the sword at the last supper
3.3.2. The meal of bread and fish, a sign of fellowship
3.3.3. The driving out of the traders from the Temple: a messianic sign
4. The Rejection of Violence as the Teaching of Jesus
4.1. Vengeance
4.2. Hating one’s enemies
4.3. Homicide
5. Conclusion
Chapter 7: Jesus: Prophecy and Wisdom
I. Introduction
2. The Arrival of the Rule of God
2.1. Prophecy concerning the kingdom
2.2. Present and future, revealed and hidden
2.3. Why this unpretentious beginning?
2.4. Future and present judgement
2.5. A statement on which all others rest
3. The Signs of the Reign that Had Begun
3.1. A cosmic struggle
3.2. Prophecy addressed to the poor
4. Ethics as a Response to the Present Kingdom of God
4.1. The elements of the problem
4.2. Creation and the kingdom
4.3. The Torah, maintained and surpassed
5. Jesus and the Kingdom of God
6. Conclusion
Chapter 8: Was Jesus a Mystic?
1. Introduction
2. The Humanity of Jesus
3. The Desire for God
3.1. Times of testing
3.2. A closeness without desire
4. Sin and Guilt
4.1. Jesus did not demand forgiveness but offered it
4.2. The understanding of the early community: Jesus was without sin
4.3. On being a man but not a sinner
4.4. Speaking and acting from God
5. Extraordinary Phenomena: Two Visions and a Transfiguration
5.1. The vision of the heavens opening
5.2. The vision of the fall of Satan
5.3. The transfiguration on the mountain
6. Conclusions
Indices
1. Index of Biblical References
2. Index of Other Ancient Sources