Jesus, the Sabbath and the Jewish Debate: Healing on the Sabbath in the 1st and 2nd Centuries CE - Couverture rigide

Collins, Dr Nina L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0567385876 ISBN 13 : 9780567385871

Editeur : T.& T.Clark Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

The claim that Jesus was criticised by the Pharisees for performing cures on the Sabbath has been continuously repeated for almost 2,000 years. But a meticulous, unprejudiced evaluation of the relevant gospel texts shows that the historical Jesus was never criticised by historical Pharisees for performing Sabbath cures. In fact, Jesus and the Pharisees were in complete agreement for the need for cures on the Sabbath day. It is also clear that the Sabbath healing events in the gospels have preserved a significant part of the history of the early Jewish debate which sought to resolve the apparent conflict between the demands of Jewish law, and the performance of deeds of healing and/or saving life. This debate, from its Maccabean origins through to the end of the second century CE, is the subject of this book. The story of the debate has escaped the attention of historians partly because it relies on the evidence of both the early postbiblical Jewish texts and the Christian gospels, which are not generally studied together.

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Based on a meticulous textual analysis of the Sabbath events in the gospels and on the relevant material in the early rabbinic texts, Collins traces the history of the process by which Jewish law accommodated such acts.

Part One considers evidence preserved in the gospels that deals with the contemporary Jewish debate on healing on the Sabbath. In contrast with traditional conclusions Collins shows that Jesus and the Pharisees were fully in agreement concerning the necessity for such Sabbath acts. Collins also explains the reason for the apparent differences between the Pharisees and Jesus on acts of healing on the Sabbath.

Part Two traces the continuation of the search by Jewish sages in the second century to find ways to integrate acts of Sabbath healing within Jewish law. The Jewish arguments they composed are then compared with those that exist in the gospel texts. This reveals their different features, and thus helps to date the composition of the rabbinic directives on healing and saving life, in relation to the first and second centuries CE.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr Nina Collins lectured on Judaism and Modern and Classical Hebrew at the University of Leeds. Her publications include The Library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek (Brill, Netherlands, 2000)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: T.& T.Clark Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0567385876
• ISBN 13: 9780567385871
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 504