Jesus of Nazareth
Millenarian Prophet
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Jesus of Nazareth: Millenarian Prophet
Dale Allison's clearly written Jesus of Nazareth will enable people who have followed recent discussions to vindicate and reclaim the central religious significance of the historical Jesus. Allison makes a creative contribution to Jesus studies in several ways:
- He offers new suggestions for establishing the authenticity of Jesus' word — including what he calls "the index of intertextual linkage" — and for the process of framing a convincing picture of the central thrust and purpose of the activity of Jesus.
- Referring to fascinating cross-cultural millenarian parallels, he shows that the impetus for the pre-Easter Jesus movement was apocalyptic in nature and that the historical Jesus can best be understood as an eschatological prophet.
- He presents the first full-length treatment of the question of Jesus and asceticism and shows that Jesus, far from the image suggested by some today, was driven by an apocalyptic asceticism that extended to matters of sex, food, and social relations.
Always evenhanded and fair, Allison's new work is nonetheless penetrating, acute, and provocative.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800631444
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Pages 270
- Publication Date November 20, 1998
Endorsements
"At last a book on Jesus that lets him be a Jew of antiquity, however politically incorrect he may seem to modern eyes. Allison's book is like a breath of fresh air in the current Jesus debate. The updated defense of
Schweitzer's apocalyptic prophet is entirely convincing."
— John J. Collins, University of Chicago
"Finally, a book that trumpets the return of the apocalyptic Jesus! Allison mounts a powerful counterattack against those who have spurned the view ... that Jesus expected an imminent transformation in history as we know it.... Allison has produced a persuasive argument that will not be easily overturned and must not be ignored."
— Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina
"This wonderfully incisive contribution to the current Jesus debate carries its scholarship gracefully and lightly. Much more than just a put-down of portrayals of Jesus as a sapiential teacher, it is a full-scale presentation of Jesus as a millenarian prophet with an ascetic caste.... Original, vastly readable, and powerfully persuasive, it is not to be missed."
— John K. Riches, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Table of Contents
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Preface
- The Jesus Tradition and the Jesus of History: How to Find a Millenarian Prophet
- The Eschatology of Jesus: Still Ratlos after All These Years
- Jesus as Millenarian Ascetic; Deleting a Consensus
Abbreviations
Introduction
An Imaginary Case Study
The Method of John Dominic Crossan
Quandaries, Alternatives, Paradigms
The Best Research Program
Themes and Rhetorical Strategies
Running the Gauntlet
Some Results
Speculations on the Evolution of the Tradition
Unscientific Postscript
Detached Note: Some Common Features of Millenarianism
Introduction
Marcus Borg against E.P. Sanders
The Case against Marcus Borg
The Case against Stephen Patterson
Some Particulars
The Final Judgment
The Resurrection of the Dead
The Restoration of Israel
The Great Tribulation
Imminence
The Language of Millenarian Eschatology
Concluding Observations
Current Opinion
Sexual Desire in the Jesus Tradition
The Origin of the Complexes
Renunciation and Eschatology
The Functions of Jesus' Eschatological
Asceticism
Final Remarks
Epilogue
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors