Jesus Outside the New Testament An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence

Name: Jesus Outside the New Testament An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence
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ISBN: 9780802843685

ISBN-10: 0802843689

ISBN-13: 9780802843685

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert Van Voorst

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Publication date: 4/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 262
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Abbreviations



The Study of Jesus Outside the New Testament


A Brief History of Research


Did Jesus Really Exist?


The Plan of the Present Work



Jesus in Classical Writings


Thallos: The Eclipse at Jesus' Death


Pliny the Younger: The Christ of Christian Worship


Suetonius: The Instigator Chrestus


Tacitus: The Executed Christ


Mara bar Serapion: The Wise Jewish King


Lucian of Samosata: The Crucified Sophist


Celsus: Christ the Magician


Conclusions



Jesus in Jewish Writings


Is Jesus Mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls?


Josephus: Jesus, a Wise Man Called the Christ


The Rabbinic Tradition: Jesus the Magician and Deceiver


The Toledot Yeshu: How Ancient a Polemic against Jesus?


Conclusions



Jesus in the Sources of the Canonical Gospels


L: Jesus, the Powerful Teacher and Healer


The Special Material of Matthew: An M Source on Jesus?


The Signs Source of the Fourth Gospel: Jesus the Messiah


Q: Jesus, the Agent of the Kingdom of God


Conclusions



Jesus in Christian Writings after the New Testament


The Agrapha: Scattered Sayings of Jesus


The Nag Hammadi Literature: Jesus the Revealer of Secret Knowledge


The New Testament Apocrypha: Traditions and Legends about Jesus


Conclusions


Bibliography


Index of Names


Index of Subjects


Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings