Jesus in the Light of his
Jewish Environment
by Max Wilcox, Bangor, Wales
Contents
|
| I. Introductory |
131 |
1. General |
131 |
2. Sources and Method |
135 |
| II. Jesus' Jewish Environment |
140 |
1. Geography and Chronology |
140 |
2. Language and Scriptural Tradition |
145 |
3. Cultural and Social Setting |
151 |
4. Political and Economic Factors |
155 |
| III. Jesus and the Parties' and Sects of his Time |
159 |
1. Herodians |
159 |
2. Sadducees |
161 |
3. The Essene Movement |
164 |
a) The Essenes as portrayed by the Historians
|
164 |
b) The Qumran sect |
166 |
4. The Zealot/Resistance Movement |
169 |
5. The Pharisaic Movement |
173 |
a) The Pharisees and the Hasidim |
178 |
| IV. Conclusion |
185 |
| Select Bibliography |
186 |
1. Texts |
186 |
2. Studies |
187 |
