The Historical Jesus and the Temple: Memory, Methodology, and the Gospel of Matthew

Michael Patrick Barber; Dale Allison

doi:10.1017/9781009210843

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.

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Foreword
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1 - Introduction
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2 - The Demise of “Authenticity” and the Challenge of Methodology
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3 - Jesus and the Jerusalem Temple
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4 - Jesus and the Destruction of the Temple
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5 - Jesus, David, and the Temple
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6 - The Son of David and the Temple-Community
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7 - Jesus, Sacrifice, and Priesthood
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Concluding Thoughts
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Appendix: - Matthew within Jewish Partings
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Acknowledgments
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Index of Primary Sources
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Contents

The Historical Jesus and the Temple: Memory, Methodology, and the Gospel of Matthew
pp i-ii

The Historical Jesus and the Temple - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Foreword
pp ix-xii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-19

2 - The Demise of “Authenticity” and the Challenge of Methodology
pp 20-42

3 - Jesus and the Jerusalem Temple
pp 43-80

4 - Jesus and the Destruction of the Temple
pp 81-114

5 - Jesus, David, and the Temple
pp 115-156

6 - The Son of David and the Temple-Community
pp 157-188

7 - Jesus, Sacrifice, and Priesthood
pp 189-233

Concluding Thoughts
pp 234-238

Appendix: - Matthew within Jewish Partings
pp 239-252

Acknowledgments
pp 253-257

Bibliography
pp 258-284

Index of Primary Sources
pp 285-304

Index
pp 305-316

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