NT390 Jesus as Rabbi: The Jewish Context of the Life of Jesus
Overview
Explore the words of Jesus through the context of His conversations with other Jews. From the role of ancient rabbis and rabbinic literature to portrayals of Jesus in the Talmud, Dr. Instone-Brewer reveals how Jesus’ teachings were influenced by His Jewish life. We see Jesus attending the Jewish festivals, interacting with the Jewish leaders and laypeople and teaching them about the Father that He came from, was representing, and was going back to.
Top Highlights
“Rabbi simply means ‘my great one’—rab is ‘great’ or ‘big’ or ‘important,’ and i at the end means ‘my.’ So ‘rabbi’” (source)
“When a community remembers a text, it’s very difficult to change it.” (source)
“You have the halakic material, which is halakah, which means the ‘way,’ or the ‘road.’ It’s legal material. And you have haggadic material; now, that’s the haggadah, meaning a ‘band’—of men, perhaps. It’s preaching material.” (source)
“We use the title ‘rabbis’ for the people who are the authors of the rabbinic traditions, but they never actually called themselves by this general title, and they weren’t all rabbis. The actual term ‘rabbi’ only became [an] official title after 70 ce, though it was used before that. After 70, individuals were specifically ordained as rabbis, but not before that.” (source)
“The Hillelite rulings are usually less strict and more pragmatic, and the order is almost always the same: the Shammaites and then the Hillelites.” (source)
- Title: NT390 Jesus as Rabbi: The Jewish Context of the Life of Jesus
- Author: David Instone-Brewer
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Education › Jesus Christ--Jewishness; Education › Jesus Christ--Teachings; Education › Rabbinical literature--History and criticism; Education › Rabbinical literature--Relation to the New Testament; Jesus Christ › Jewishness; Jesus Christ › Teachings; Rabbinical literature › History and criticism; Rabbinical literature › Relation to the New Testament
- Resource ID: LLS:NT390INSTONE
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:51:00Z
Dr. David Instone-Brewer graduated from South Wales Baptist College with the highest marks in that college’s history, and later earned his PhD from Cambridge University, where he studied early rabbinic exegesis. Dr. Instone-Brewer ministered at the Llanishen Baptist Church in Cardiff for five years, and is now research fellow and technical officer for Tyndale House, which is, arguably, among the three best libraries in the world for biblical studies.
Specializing in rabbinic studies, Dr. Instone-Brewer has been a regular contributor to Christianity magazine, and has written several books, including Traditions of the Rabbis from the Era of the New Testament.