Life and Death in the New Testament The Teaching of Jesus and Paul
- New York Harper Collins Publishers 1979
- 316p
includes index and biblioraphy
Part one Jesus face death .............. 1 1. Jesus face death in others ..........3 Life and death ...........4 Death and the human condition ................5 Death and guilt .............6 Temporal death and final death ...............9 Life stronger than death ................11 The duel between God and death ................11 Jesus and burials ...........113 Jesus and the resuscitations of the dead ......................14 Jesus and mourning rituals ................17 Life after death ................19 Heaven or hell .............20 Judgement .......21 Terminology of the afterlife ...........25 Terminology of the eternal within time ............27 Two languages : Life before and life after death ..........28 Life through death ...............31 The meaning of the terms ........32 The paradox in its historical context ............34 The paradox in an eschatological contex ............37 The paradox of life through death ............39 Conclusion ..............40 Notes .........42 2.Jesus before threatening death ...........49 The occurence located in the context of jesus sayings ..............50 Jesus prophetic behavior ..........51 The foretelling of his death in the course of jesus life ............53 The occurence in the diving plan ..............56 The tragic fate of prophets ........57 The fate of the persecuted just one ..............61 Did jesus describe his death as redemptive ...............63 Conclusion ...........69 Notes ..............73 3. Jesus faces imminent death ..............78 During his last meal ..............79 The accounts and the event .............80 Facing death jesus declares his trust in god ...............81 Jesus and his disciples facing death ...............82 Did jesus ascribe a sacrificial meaning to his death ...........85 Conclusion ............88 In the Garden of gethsemane ............89 The historic approach : Narrative and event ...............92 The history of the tradition ...........95 An attempt at a synchronic reading ............98 The first relationship : Jesus and the disciples ...........99 The second relationship :jesus and the father .............102 The structure of the narrative .............106 From the structure to the texts .............107 The Narratives of mark and matthew ..............108 Luke`s narrative ...........109 John`s narrative ...............111 Conclusion ..........113 conclusion ..............117 Notes ...........118 4.Facing a death that has come : jesus on the cross ..............123 The last words of jesus .........126 My God,my god why are you abandoned me ? ...........126 father ,into your hands I commit my spirit ..........131 All is accomplished .............133 The quest for meaning ..............135 Looking at the event ..........135 The event and the texts ..............138 A comprehensive reading ..............140 An opening up ..............142 Notes ................143 Conclusion to part one ...............147 Anote on the epistle to the hebrews ...........150 Notes ...........151 Part two : Paul faces death .........153 Introduction ...........155 Notes ..........157 5. Paul faces jesus on the cross .................159 Jesus death and victory over sin ........162 Justification and life ............163 Liberation and transformation .............168 Reconiliation and assimilation ...............173 Christ`s death and God`s plan ..........179 Chirt`s death and God`s law ...........180 Christ`s death and sacrificial expiation ..............184 Conclusion ............190 Notes ............193 6. Death ,where is your victory ? ...............197 The exxence of death ..............198 The first antithesis : One kind- Another kind .............201 The second antithesis : physical -spiritual ............202 7. Suffering and the hope of the world ............223 8. Paul faces death ............246