20. Major Themes of Jesus' Life
Major Themes in the Evangelists’ Portrait of Jesus’ Theology: The Kingdom and the Uniquely Authoritative One in Act and Word
1. The Event of Submitting to Baptism- Identifying with John the Baptist’s Message and Being Identified by the Divine Voice
Josephus, Antiquities 18.116-119
1QS 8.14; 9.19-20
2. The Event of the Temptation- Showing The Opponent and the Qualification of the One Sent as Son
3. Teaching: The Kingdom of God as God’s Dynamic Rule and Vindication of the Righteous Both Now and Yet to Come
1 Enoch 9:4-5; 12:3; 25; 27:3; 81:3
Assumption of Moses 7–10
Psalms of Solomon 17–18
2 Baruch 36-40
1QS 3–4
Sib Or 3:796-808
2 Bar 70:2-8
4 Ezra 6:24; 9:1-12; 13:29-31
1QM 12:9; 19:1-2
2 Macc 1:24-29
Psalms of Solomon 17–18
1 Enoch 37–71
4 Ezra 7:28-29; 12:32-34; 13:26
Eighteen Benedictions
Sirach 23:1, 4 LXX
3 Macc 6:3, 8
Wis 14:3
4. Titles, Teaching, and Actions: Who Is Jesus?
Titles
Josephus, Antiquities 8.45-46
Teaching and Actions
4QPrNab 1.4 (= 4Q 242)
b Ned 41a
CD 11:13-14
m Shab 18.3
B Sanh 43a
T. Dan 5:3
T Isaachar 5:2; 7:6
Philo, Spec Leg 2.63
b Shab 31a
1 Enoch 90:28-30, 4
Benediction 14
5. The Community of the New Era: The Calling of Those who Respond
6. The Vindication to Come: Warning to Israel, Inclusion of Gentiles, and The Return of the Son of Man to Judge the World.
1 Enoch 10:4; 103:8
Jubilees 7:29
Ps Sol 14:9; 15:10
7. The Final Week: A Dispute over Authority Leads to the Cross , Resurrection, and Seating with Authority to God’s Right Hand
Related Topics: Christology