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- Jesus in Context
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Jesus in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Introduction and Purpose of This Book
- Part I Setting the Scene
- Part II Jesus’ Life, Ministry and Teaching
- 7 Beginnings
- 8 Baptism and John the Baptist
- 9 Amazing Teacher in Galilee
- 10 The Kingdom of God
- 11 Healings, Miracles and the Son of Man
- 12 Friend of the ‘Poor’
- 13 Followers and Supporters
- 14 Following Jesus in Practice
- 15 Opposition, New Directions, Jesus as Messiah
- 16 So to Jerusalem
- 17 Jesus’ Vision of the Future and of His Own Divine Authority
- 18 On the Way to Crucifixion
- 19 Finale in Jerusalem
- 20 After the Death of Jesus
- 21 Final Conclusions, and Postscript
- Select Bibliography
- Index
15 - Opposition, New Directions, Jesus as Messiah
from Part II - Jesus’ Life, Ministry and Teaching
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2021
- Jesus in Context
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Jesus in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Introduction and Purpose of This Book
- Part I Setting the Scene
- Part II Jesus’ Life, Ministry and Teaching
- 7 Beginnings
- 8 Baptism and John the Baptist
- 9 Amazing Teacher in Galilee
- 10 The Kingdom of God
- 11 Healings, Miracles and the Son of Man
- 12 Friend of the ‘Poor’
- 13 Followers and Supporters
- 14 Following Jesus in Practice
- 15 Opposition, New Directions, Jesus as Messiah
- 16 So to Jerusalem
- 17 Jesus’ Vision of the Future and of His Own Divine Authority
- 18 On the Way to Crucifixion
- 19 Finale in Jerusalem
- 20 After the Death of Jesus
- 21 Final Conclusions, and Postscript
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Jesus’ Galilee-based ministry probably lasted for two years or more, and it follows that in the gospels we have only selected highlights, with the different gospel writers mentioning different events.1 His ministry was an itinerant one, particularly around Galilee, and his disciples also went out on mission trips, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, staying in places that offered them hospitality and reporting back to Jesus.2 We do not have detailed chronology.
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- Jesus in ContextMaking Sense of the Historical Figure, pp. 170 - 179Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021