In this book, Michael Patrick Barber examines the role of the Jerusalem temple in the teaching of the historical Jesus. Drawing on recent discussions about methodology and memory research in Jesus studies, he advances a fresh approach to reconstructing Jesus' teaching. Barber argues that Jesus did not reject the temple's validity but that he likely participated in and endorsed its rites. Moreover, he locates Jesus' teaching within Jewish apocalyptic eschatology, showing that Jesus' message about the coming kingdom and his disciples' place in it likely involved important temple and priestly traditions that have been ignored by the quest. Barber also highlights new developments in scholarship on the Gospel of Matthew to show that its Jewish perspective offers valuable but overlooked clues about the kinds of concerns that would have likely shaped Jesus' outlook. A bold approach to a key topic in biblical studies, Barber's book is a pioneering contribution to Jesus scholarship.
By:
Michael Patrick Barber (Augustine Institute of Theology Colorado) Foreword by:
Dale Allison Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 158mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 640g ISBN:9781009210850 ISBN 10: 1009210858 Pages: 350 Publication Date:13 April 2023 Audience:
College/higher education
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Michael Patrick Barber is Professor of Scripture and Theology at the Augustine Institute Graduate School. He is co-author, with Brant Pitre and John Kincaid, of Paul, A New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology (Eerdmans, 2019).