The historical Jesus and the temple: memory, methodology, and the Gospel of Matthew

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...

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Main Author: Barber, Michael Patrick (Author)
Contributors: Allison, Dale C. 1955- (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Port Melbourne, Australia Cambridge University Press 2023
In:Year: 2023
Reviews:[Rezension von: Barber, Michael Patrick, The historical Jesus and the temple : memory, methodology, and the Gospel of Matthew] (2024) (Thiessen, Matthew, 1977 -)
[Rezension von: Barber, Michael Patrick, The historical Jesus and the temple : memory, methodology, and the Gospel of Matthew] (2024) (Shedd, Nathan L.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Matthew / Jesus Christus
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Jesus Christ Historicity
B Bible. Matthew Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
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Summary: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.
ISBN:100921084X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781009210843