Jesus and the Scriptures: Problems, Passages and Patterns (Library of New Testament Studies | LNTS)

by Tobias Hägerland

Publisher:

Bloomsbury

, 2016

Overview

The four Gospels unanimously present Jesus as someone who quoted from, commented on, and engaged with the Scriptures of Israel. Whether this portrayal goes back to the historical Jesus has been a hotly debated issue among scholars. In this book, eleven expert researchers from four different continents tackle the question anew. This is done through detailed study of specific themes and passages from the Scriptures which Jesus, according to the Gospels, quoted or alluded to.

Among the various topics investigated are Jesus’ use of Genesis 2 to bolster his teaching on divorce, his reference to the Queen of Sheba story in 1 Kings, the significance of the Book of Zechariah for Jesus’ self-understanding, and his enigmatic quotation of Psalm 22 on the cross. These and other contributions result in a common understanding of Jesus’ use of the Scriptures. Not only did Jesus engage with the Scriptures, according to these scholars, but his mode of engagement has to be placed within the early Jewish interpretative framework within which he lived.

Key Features

• Addresses methodological problems involved in the study of Jesus and the Scriptures
• Examines specific Old Testament quotations and allusions
• Analyzes the larger patterns in Jesus’ use of the Scriptures

Contents

Part 1: Problems of Method for Studying Jesus and the Scriptures

• Jesus and the Scriptures: Problems of Authentication and Interpretation

Part 2: Passages of Scripture in the Jesus Tradition

• Genesis 2:24 and the Jesus Tradition
• The Queen of Sheba and the Jesus Traditions
• Jesus’ Exorcistic Identity Reconsidered: The Demise of a Solomonic Typology
• Being ‘God-Taught’: Isaiah 54:13 as Prolegomenon to the Teaching Ministry of Jesus
• The Day of the Lord is Coming: Jesus and the Book of Zechariah
• Jesus and the Devout Psalmist of Psalm 22

Part 3: Patterns in Jesus’ Use of Scripture

• A Servant Like the Master: A Jewish Christian Hermeneutic for the Practice of the Torah
• Jesus the Sage and His Provocative Parables
• A Sign from Heaven and the Word of Scripture: Jesus’ Miracles at Stake
• Re-examining the Last Supper Sayings in Light of the Hebrew Scriptures

Contributors

• Tobias Hägerland
• William Loader
• Kim Huat Tan
• Jennifer Nyström
• Jonathan A. Blanke
• Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
• Ville Auvinen
• Edwin K. Broadhead
• Ben Witherington III
• Jan Roskovec
• Mary J. Marshall

Praise for the Print Edition

This is a stimulating collection and gives good insight into the variety of work that is being done in this area.

—Journal for the Study of the New Testament

Product Details

• Title: Jesus and the Scriptures: Problems, Passages and Patterns
• Editor: Tobias Hägerland
• Series: Library of New Testament Studies (LNTS)
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2016
• Pages: 240
• Resource Type: Collected Essays
• Topic: Old Testament in the New

About Tobias Hägerland

Tobias Hägerland is Assistant Professor of New Testament Studies at Lund University, Sweden. His recent publications include Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission (2012) and The Mission of Jesus (co-edited with Samuel Byrskog, 2015).