In quest of the historical Pharisees
Jacob Neusner (Editor), Bruce David Chilton (Editor)
Sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based on the Gospels, the writings of Paul, Josephus, the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and archeology, the volume profiles the Pharisees and explores the relationship between the Pharisees and the Judaic religious system foreshadowed by the library of Qumran.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 v. (X-509 p.) ; 23 cm
9781932792720, 1932792724
470689004
PrefacePART ONE: FIRST-CENTURY ACCOUNTS1 Josephus's Pharisees: The Narratives, Steve Mason2 Josephus's Pharisees: The Philosophy, Steve Mason3 Matthew's and Mark's Pharisees, Martin Pickup4 Luke's Pharisees, Amy-Jill Levine5 John's Pharisees, Raimo Hakola and Adele Reinhartz6 Paul and the Pharisees, Bruce Chilton7 Paul and Gamaliel, Bruce Chilton and Jacob Neusner8 The Pharisees and the Dead Sea Scrolls, James C. VanderKam9 Archaeology and the Pharisees, James F. StrangePART TWO: THE PHARISEES IN RABBINIC JUDAISM10 The Pharisees and the Sadducees in the Earliest Rabbinic Documents, Jack N. Lightstone11 The Rabbinic Traditions about the Pharisees before 70 CE: An Overview, Jacob Neusner12 The Pharisaic Agenda: Laws Attributed in the Mishnah and the Tosefta to Pre-70 Pharisees, Jacob Neusner13 The Pre-70 Pharisees after 70 and after 140, Jacob NeusnerPART THREE: THE PHARISEES IN MODERN THEOLOGY14 The German Theological Tradition, Susannah Heschel15 The Anglo-American Theological Tradition to 1970, Jacob Neusner16 The Debate with E. P. Saunders since 1970, Jacob NeusnerPART FOUR: CONCLUSION17 What Do We Really Know about the Pharisees, and How Do We Know It?, William Scott GreenJournal and Series AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyAbout the Contributors
Bibliogr. p. 481-509