James G. Crossley is Professor of Bible at St. Mary's University Twickenham, UK. His most recent publications include Harnessing Chaos, published in paperback by Bloomsbury T&T Clark in 2016.

"Crossley offers interesting and potentially valuable discussion on the interpretation of the legal passages in the Synoptic Gospels" William R. Telford, Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc. 1, 2007

• Introduction; Part 1: The External Evidence; Irenaeus and the 'Anti-Marcionite' Prologue; Clement of Alexandria; 'The Second Year of Claudius'; First Century Evidence for Peter in Rome during the Forties? Papias and Markan Authorship; M. Hengel on Gospel Authorship; Conclusions; Part 2: Mark 13; N. T. Wright and the Historicity of Mark 13; The Abomination of the Desolation; The Caligula Crisis and Mark 13; Other Possible Historical Contexts: From the Mid-Thirties to the Jewish War; Antichrist, Unfulfilled Prophecies and the Problems with Dating; Mark 13 and the Jewish War; The Narrative Frame: Mark 13:1-2; Conclusions; Part 3: The Date of Mark and Modern Gospel Criticism; Source Criticism; Paul as a Source for Mark? Form Criticism; The Composition of Mark's Gospel; Redaction and Literary Criticisms; D. Seeley on Mark 11:15-17; G. Theissen and J. Marcus on Mark 11:15-17; Mark 11:15-17: From the Historical Jesus to Markan Redaction; Marken Replacement Symbolism; Marken Redaction, the Jewish War and Nationalistic Movements; Markan Redaction and Persecution; A New (-ish) Approach to the Date of Mark; Conclusions; Part 4: Jesus' Torah Observance in the Synoptic Gospels; Jesus and the Torah According to Mark; Jesus and the Torah According to Matthew; Jesus and the Torah According to Luke; Conclusions; Part 5: The Torah and Earliest Christianity; Stephen and the 'Hellenists'; Zeal for the Law; Paul's Early Attitude towards the Law; Peter's Vision (Acts 10-11:18); The Antoich Controversy (Gal. 2:11-14); The Jerusalem Conference; Christianity and the Law in the Forties; Conclusions; Part 6: Dating Mark Legally (I): 2 Test Cases (Mk 2:23-28); Mt. 10:1-12; Sabbath: Dating Mark through Mark 2:23-28 and Parallels; Divorce and Remarriage: Dating Mark through Mark 10:2-12 and Parallels; Conclusions; Part 7: Dating Mark Legally (II): Mark 7:1-23; Handwashing - Mark 7:4 and Other Traditions; Qorban - Mark 7:1-23 and 'Tradition'; The Transmission of Impurity; Tebul Yom; Gospel Editing; Conclusions

James G. Crossley is Professor of Bible at St. Mary's University Twickenham, UK. His most recent publications include Harnessing Chaos, published in paperback by Bloomsbury T&T Clark in 2016.

"Crossley offers interesting and potentially valuable discussion on the interpretation of the legal passages in the Synoptic Gospels" William R. Telford, Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc. 1, 2007

• Introduction; Part 1: The External Evidence; Irenaeus and the 'Anti-Marcionite' Prologue; Clement of Alexandria; 'The Second Year of Claudius'; First Century Evidence for Peter in Rome during the Forties? Papias and Markan Authorship; M. Hengel on Gospel Authorship; Conclusions; Part 2: Mark 13; N. T. Wright and the Historicity of Mark 13; The Abomination of the Desolation; The Caligula Crisis and Mark 13; Other Possible Historical Contexts: From the Mid-Thirties to the Jewish War; Antichrist, Unfulfilled Prophecies and the Problems with Dating; Mark 13 and the Jewish War; The Narrative Frame: Mark 13:1-2; Conclusions; Part 3: The Date of Mark and Modern Gospel Criticism; Source Criticism; Paul as a Source for Mark? Form Criticism; The Composition of Mark's Gospel; Redaction and Literary Criticisms; D. Seeley on Mark 11:15-17; G. Theissen and J. Marcus on Mark 11:15-17; Mark 11:15-17: From the Historical Jesus to Markan Redaction; Marken Replacement Symbolism; Marken Redaction, the Jewish War and Nationalistic Movements; Markan Redaction and Persecution; A New (-ish) Approach to the Date of Mark; Conclusions; Part 4: Jesus' Torah Observance in the Synoptic Gospels; Jesus and the Torah According to Mark; Jesus and the Torah According to Matthew; Jesus and the Torah According to Luke; Conclusions; Part 5: The Torah and Earliest Christianity; Stephen and the 'Hellenists'; Zeal for the Law; Paul's Early Attitude towards the Law; Peter's Vision (Acts 10-11:18); The Antoich Controversy (Gal. 2:11-14); The Jerusalem Conference; Christianity and the Law in the Forties; Conclusions; Part 6: Dating Mark Legally (I): 2 Test Cases (Mk 2:23-28); Mt. 10:1-12; Sabbath: Dating Mark through Mark 2:23-28 and Parallels; Divorce and Remarriage: Dating Mark through Mark 10:2-12 and Parallels; Conclusions; Part 7: Dating Mark Legally (II): Mark 7:1-23; Handwashing - Mark 7:4 and Other Traditions; Qorban - Mark 7:1-23 and 'Tradition'; The Transmission of Impurity; Tebul Yom; Gospel Editing; Conclusions

James G. Crossley is Professor of Bible at St. Mary's University Twickenham, UK. His most recent publications include Harnessing Chaos, published in paperback by Bloomsbury T&T Clark in 2016.

"Crossley offers interesting and potentially valuable discussion on the interpretation of the legal passages in the Synoptic Gospels" William R. Telford, Biblica Vol. 88 Fasc. 1, 2007

• Introduction; Part 1: The External Evidence; Irenaeus and the 'Anti-Marcionite' Prologue; Clement of Alexandria; 'The Second Year of Claudius'; First Century Evidence for Peter in Rome during the Forties? Papias and Markan Authorship; M. Hengel on Gospel Authorship; Conclusions; Part 2: Mark 13; N. T. Wright and the Historicity of Mark 13; The Abomination of the Desolation; The Caligula Crisis and Mark 13; Other Possible Historical Contexts: From the Mid-Thirties to the Jewish War; Antichrist, Unfulfilled Prophecies and the Problems with Dating; Mark 13 and the Jewish War; The Narrative Frame: Mark 13:1-2; Conclusions; Part 3: The Date of Mark and Modern Gospel Criticism; Source Criticism; Paul as a Source for Mark? Form Criticism; The Composition of Mark's Gospel; Redaction and Literary Criticisms; D. Seeley on Mark 11:15-17; G. Theissen and J. Marcus on Mark 11:15-17; Mark 11:15-17: From the Historical Jesus to Markan Redaction; Marken Replacement Symbolism; Marken Redaction, the Jewish War and Nationalistic Movements; Markan Redaction and Persecution; A New (-ish) Approach to the Date of Mark; Conclusions; Part 4: Jesus' Torah Observance in the Synoptic Gospels; Jesus and the Torah According to Mark; Jesus and the Torah According to Matthew; Jesus and the Torah According to Luke; Conclusions; Part 5: The Torah and Earliest Christianity; Stephen and the 'Hellenists'; Zeal for the Law; Paul's Early Attitude towards the Law; Peter's Vision (Acts 10-11:18); The Antoich Controversy (Gal. 2:11-14); The Jerusalem Conference; Christianity and the Law in the Forties; Conclusions; Part 6: Dating Mark Legally (I): 2 Test Cases (Mk 2:23-28); Mt. 10:1-12; Sabbath: Dating Mark through Mark 2:23-28 and Parallels; Divorce and Remarriage: Dating Mark through Mark 10:2-12 and Parallels; Conclusions; Part 7: Dating Mark Legally (II): Mark 7:1-23; Handwashing - Mark 7:4 and Other Traditions; Qorban - Mark 7:1-23 and 'Tradition'; The Transmission of Impurity; Tebul Yom; Gospel Editing; Conclusions