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Jesus of Nazareth

Millenarian Prophet
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Dale Allison's clearly written Jesus of Nazareth will enable people who have followed recent discussions to vindicate and reclaim the central religious significance of the historical Jesus. Allison makes a creative contribution to Jesus studies in several ways: He offers new suggestions for establishing the authenticity of Jesus' word - including what he calls "the index of intertextual linkage" - and for the process of framing a convincing picture of the central thrust and purpose of the activity of Jesus. Referring to fascinating cross-cultural millenarian parallels, he shows that the impetus for the pre-Easter Jesus movement was apocalyptic in nature and that the historical Jesus can best be understood as an eschatological prophet. He presents the first full-length treatment of the question of Jesus and asceticism and shows that Jesus, far from the image suggested by some today, was driven by an apocalyptic asceticism that extended to matters of sex, food, and social relations. Always evenhanded and fair, Allison's new work is nonetheless penetrating, acute, and provocative.
Dale C. Allison is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, author of The End of the Ages Has Come, The New Moses, The Jesus Tradition in Q, and The Silence of Angels.
Preface Abbreviations The Jesus Tradition and the Jesus of History: How to Find a Millenarian Prophet Introduction An Imaginary Case Study The Method of John Dominic Crossan Quandaries, Alternatives, Paradigms The Best Research Program Themes and Rhetorical Strategies Running the Gauntlet Some Results Speculations on the Evolution of the Tradition Unscientific Postscript Detached Note: Some Common Features of Millenarianism The Eschatology of Jesus: Still Ratlos after All These Years Introduction Marcus Borg against E.P. Sanders The Case against Marcus Borg The Case against Stephen Patterson Some Particulars The Final Judgment The Resurrection of the Dead The Restoration of Israel The Great Tribulation Imminence The Language of Millenarian Eschatology Concluding Observations Jesus as Millenarian Ascetic; Deleting a Consensus Current Opinion Sexual Desire in the Jesus Tradition The Origin of the Complexes Renunciation and Eschatology The Functions of Jesus' Eschatological Asceticism Final Remarks Epilogue Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors
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