Liberating the Gospels: Reading the Bible with Jewish Eyes

cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 29
Preface......Page 4
PART ONE Understanding the Biblical Issues......Page 32
1 The Crisis in Faith Today: Finding a New Question and a New Starting Place......Page 33
2 The Gospels Are Jewish Books......Page 80
3 How These Jewish Books Became......Page 118
PART TWO Examining the Gospel from a Jewish Perspective......Page 160
4 The Jewish Calendar and the Jewish Liturgical Year......Page 161
5 Mark: The Story of Jesus from Rosh Hashanah to Passover......Page 180
6 Matthew: Setting Matthew into a Jewish Framework......Page 232
7 Matthew: Reading Matthew Through a Jewish Lens......Page 263
8 Luke: Seeking the Jewish Clue That Will Unlock the Third Gospel......Page 308
9 Luke: The Story of Jesus Told Against the Order of the Torah......Page 335
10 Acts and John: A\lang1050\f1  \lang1033\f0 Very Brief Glimpse......Page 424
PART THREE Looking with Jewish Eyes at Critical Moments in the Christian Faith Story......Page 456
11 Jewish Stars in the Stories of Jesus' Birth......Page 457
12 Joseph: The Shadowy Figure......Page 493
13 How the Virgin Birth Tradition Began......Page 537
14 He Died According to the Scriptures I......Page 572
15 He Died According to the Scriptures II......Page 605
16 Judas Iscariot: A Christian Invention?......Page 628
17 Raised According to the Scriptures I......Page 679
18 Raised According to the Scriptures II......Page 717
19 Ascension and Pentecost: How the Life of Jesus Was Shaped by the Figure of Elijah......Page 760
Entering the God Presence of the Bible and Jesus......Page 784
Notes......Page 820
Bibliography......Page 838
searchable terms......Page 852
about the autor......Page 882