Jesus and the Politics of his Day

'[An] impressive and timely collection of studies.' Pacific Theological Review

• Abbreviations; Foreword; 1. The Zealots and Jesus J. P. M. Sweet; 2. The revolution theory from Reimarus to Brandon E. Bammel; 3. The date and character of Mark F. F. Bruce; 4. Some observations on Tendenzkritik C. F. D. Moule; 5. Argumentum e silentio G. M. Styler; 6. The poor and the Zealots E. Bammel; 7. The opposition between Jesus and Judaism Helmut Merkel; 8. Judaeo-Christianity and the Jewish establishment, A.D. 33–66 B. Reicke; 9. A.D. 70 in Christian reflection G. W. H. Lampe; 10. The trial of Jesus in the Acta Pilati G. W. H. Lampe; 11. Christ as brigand in ancient anti-Christian polemic William Horbury; 12. Jesus as a political agent in a version of the Josippon E. Bammel; 13. The feeding of the multitude E. Bammel; 14. The coin of 'Render unto Caesar …' H. St J. Hart; 15. Render to Caesar F. F. Bruce; 16. The Temple tax William Horbury; 17.'Not peace but a sword': Matt. 10:34ff; Luke 12:51ff Matthew Black; 18. The decision of the Supreme Court to put Jesus to death in its context: tradition and redaction in the Gospel of John Walter Grundmann; 19. The 'triumphal' entry David R. Catchpole; 20. The two swords G. W. H. Lampe; 21. The titulus E. Bammel; 22. Biblical criticism criticised: with reference to the Markan report of Jesus's examination before the Sanhedrin K. Schubert; 23. The political charge against Jesus Gerhard Schneider; 24. The trial before Pilate E. Bammel; 25. 'His witness is true': a test of the Johannine claim John A. T. Robinson; Index of authors; Index of references.