Jesus and the Jewish Festivals: Uncover the Ancient Culture, Discover Hidden Meanings

by Gary M. Burge

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2012

Overview

Most readers of the New Testament study the great stories of Jesus through the lens of western culture. But how well can we really understand this Jewish teacher if we don’t understand his context? In this series of books, Gary Burge uses his extensive knowledge of the first century world and the Middle East to offer insights not available to the average person. Each book will develop important cultural themes and wrap them around well-known New Testament passages. And the result will be insights rarely gained elsewhere. In this sixth volume of the Ancient Context, Ancient Faith series, Dr. Burge explores six different Jewish festivals as they were celebrated in the first century and examines how Jesus used the imagery of the festivals to unveil his own mission. Discover the Jewish Sabbath, Passover, Tabernacles, and Hanukkah as Jesus knew them.

Contents

Top Highlights

“When Jesus provided miraculous bread (John 6:11), immediately the crowds in Galilee drew out the next conclusion. ‘Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world’ (6:14). Here we have a direct echo of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18, promising the coming of a prophet like Moses. The crowd saw it clearly: Jesus was duplicating the feeding miracle of Passover just like Moses. Was Jesus the new Moses?” (Page 61)

“ Israel merged two important traditions: agricultural thanksgiving and the recitation of its sacred history” (Page 25)

“these three festivals became opportunities to celebrate the great stories of Israel’s experiences with God” (Page 29)

“The annual festivals of Judaism were built around three great agricultural feasts” (Page 24)

“It is no accident that Jesus fed the five thousand during Passover season (John 6:4). But what we find is that Passover themes were swirling around almost every aspect of the story.” (Page 60)

Product Details

• Title: Jesus and the Jewish Festivals: Uncover the Ancient Culture, Discover Hidden Meanings
• Author: Gary M. Burge
• Series: Ancient Context, Ancient Faith
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Jesus Christ › Person and offices; Fast and feasts › Judaism; Fasts and feasts in the Bible; Bible. N.T. › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9780310526797, 9780310280477, 0310526795, 0310280478
• Resource ID: LLS:JSSJWSHFSTVLS
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:57:46Z

About Gary M. Burge

Gary M. Burge (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is dean of the faculty and professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. He previously taught for twenty-five years at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. Among his many published books are The New Testament in Seven Sentences, Theology Questions Everyone Asks (with coeditor David Lauber), A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion, Mapping Your Academic Career, The New Testament in Antiquity (coauthored with Gene Green), and the award-winning Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians.