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2 - Jesus’s Religion, Praxis, and Experience of God

from Part I - Origins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2024

By
Lutz Doering
Edited by
Markus Bockmuehl
Markus Bockmuehl
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
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Summary

Jesus of Nazareth, deeply rooted in Second Temple Judaism, lived and taught within its religious and cultural traditions. He observed Jewish customs like the Sabbath and dietary laws, while offering fresh interpretations in light of the kingdom of God. His teachings, often in dialogue with different Jewish sects, emphasized a relational approach to Torah, prioritizing love and ethical conduct over ritual precision. Jesus saw himself as a messenger for this inaugurated kingdom, foregrounding his own and his followers’ relationship to God as a compassionate Father.

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JudaismTorahkingdomethicsFather
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The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus , pp. 26 - 43
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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Further Reading

Doering, Lutz. 2009. “Marriage and Creation in Mark 10 and CD 4-5.” In Echoes from the Caves: Qumran and the New Testament, edited by García Martínez, F., 133–63. STDJ 85. Leiden: Brill.Google Scholar
Doering, Lutz and Krause, Andrew R., eds. 2020. Synagogues in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods: Archaeological Finds, New Methods, New Theories. Ioudaioi 11. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Furstenberg, Yair. 2008. “Defilement Penetrating the Body: A New Understanding of Contamination in Mark 7.15.” New Testament Studies 54: 176–200.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Schröter, Jens and Jacobi, Christine, eds. 2022. The Jesus Handbook. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Theißen, Gerd and Merz, Annette. 2023. Wer war Jesus? Der erinnerte Jesus in historischer Sicht: Ein Lehrbuch. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. (Revised German version of Theissen, Gerd and Annette Merz. 1998. The Historical Jesus: A Comprehensive Guide. Translated by J. Bowden. London: SCM Press.)CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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