WHO KILLED JESUS?
The Death Of Jesus Is One Of The Most Hotly Debated Questions In Christianity Today. In His Massive And Highly Publicized The Death Of The Messiah, Raymond Brown – While Clearly Rejecting Anti-semitism – Never Questions The Essential Historicity Of The Passion Stories. Yet It Is These Stories, In Which The Jews Decide Jesus’ Execution, That Have Fueled Centuries Of Christian Anti-semitism. Now, In His Most Controversial Book, John Dominic Crossan Shows That This Traditional Understanding Of The Gospels As Historical Fact Is Not Only Wrong But Dangerous. Drawing On The Best Of Biblical, Anthropological, Sociological, And Historical Research, He Demonstrates Definitively That It Was The Roman Government That Tried And Executed Jesus As A Social Agitator. Crossan Also Candidly Addresses Such Key Theological Questions As Did Jesus Die For Our Sins? And Is Our Faith In Vain If There Was No Bodily Resurrection? Ultimately, However, Crossan’s Radical Reexamination Shows That The Belief That The Jews Killed Jesus Is An Early Christian Myth (directed Against Rival Jewish Groups) That Must Be Eradicated From Authentic Christian Faith. Prologue: History And Prophecy. History Remembered And Prophecy Historicized. Dependent And Independent Passion Stories. Anti-judaism And Anti-semitism — Ch. 1. Crime. In The Territory Of Antipas. Peasants In The Temple. Overturning The Tables — Ch. 2. Arrest. Prophecies Old And New. A Kiss In Public. Suppliants On The Mount Of Olives. Agony As Victory — Ch. 3. Trial. In The Beginning Was Psalm 2. Bad Memory Or Popular Creativity? Mark’s Literary Fingerprints. From One To Two Trials. Other Versions, Other Purposes — Ch. 4. Abuse. Scourging And Abuse. Jesus As Scapegoat. Following The Trail Of The Reed — Ch. 5. Execution. A Thief On Either Side. The Two Thieves As A Test Case. Casting Lots For His Garments. Gall And Vinegar To Drink. Pilate, The Crowd, And The Crucifixion — Ch. 6. Burial. Burying The Crucified. Hope Is Not History. The Guards At The Tomb. The Women At The Tomb — Ch. 7. Resurrection. According To The Scriptures. The Cross That Spoke. John Dominic Crossan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
The Death Of Jesus Is One Of The Most Hotly Debated Questions In Christianity Today. In His Massive And Highly Publicized The Death Of The Messiah, Raymond Brown – While Clearly Rejecting Anti-semitism – Never Questions The Essential Historicity Of The Passion Stories. Yet It Is These Stories, In Which The Jews Decide Jesus’ Execution, That Have Fueled Centuries Of Christian Anti-semitism. Now, In His Most Controversial Book, John Dominic Crossan Shows That This Traditional Understanding Of The Gospels As Historical Fact Is Not Only Wrong But Dangerous. Drawing On The Best Of Biblical, Anthropological, Sociological, And Historical Research, He Demonstrates Definitively That It Was The Roman Government That Tried And Executed Jesus As A Social Agitator. Crossan Also Candidly Addresses Such Key Theological Questions As Did Jesus Die For Our Sins? And Is Our Faith In Vain If There Was No Bodily Resurrection? Ultimately, However, Crossan’s Radical Reexamination Shows That The Belief That The Jews Killed Jesus Is An Early Christian Myth (directed Against Rival Jewish Groups) That Must Be Eradicated From Authentic Christian Faith. Prologue: History And Prophecy. History Remembered And Prophecy Historicized. Dependent And Independent Passion Stories. Anti-judaism And Anti-semitism — Ch. 1. Crime. In The Territory Of Antipas. Peasants In The Temple. Overturning The Tables — Ch. 2. Arrest. Prophecies Old And New. A Kiss In Public. Suppliants On The Mount Of Olives. Agony As Victory — Ch. 3. Trial. In The Beginning Was Psalm 2. Bad Memory Or Popular Creativity? Mark’s Literary Fingerprints. From One To Two Trials. Other Versions, Other Purposes — Ch. 4. Abuse. Scourging And Abuse. Jesus As Scapegoat. Following The Trail Of The Reed — Ch. 5. Execution. A Thief On Either Side. The Two Thieves As A Test Case. Casting Lots For His Garments. Gall And Vinegar To Drink. Pilate, The Crowd, And The Crucifixion — Ch. 6. Burial. Burying The Crucified. Hope Is Not History. The Guards At The Tomb. The Women At The Tomb — Ch. 7. Resurrection. According To The Scriptures. The Cross That Spoke. John Dominic Crossan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
