Title: Jesus and his contemporaries
First published: 1995
Description: The first part of this book attempts to situate Jesus in his historical and cultural context through comparisons with the prayers, parables, prophecies, and miracles attributed to various Jewish figures of Palestine who are Jesus' near contemporaries. It is concluded that Jesus' teachings and activities do not represent a radical break with the piety and restorative hopes of many of his contemporaries.

This conclusion stands in tension with some of the recent Jesus research, especially emanating from the Jesus Seminar, which tends to view Jesus as a Stoic or Cynic philosopher with little interest in the restoration of Israel and the fulfilment of prophecy. The second part of the book explores the aims of Jesus and the factors that led to Jesus' death.
Subjects: Public life, Biography, Friends and associates, Messiah, Historicity, Historicité, Vie publique, Amis et relations, Bibel, Zeitgenossen, Zeithintergrund, Biographie, Friendship, Messie, Tijdgenoten, Leven van Jezus, Geschichtlichkeit, Historicity of Jesus Christ, Historiciteit, Aufsatzsammlung, Jesus christ, biography, Jesus christ, friends and associates, Jesus christ, historicity
People: Jesus Christ