Preface

1 Methodology

2 Biographical Matters

3 Israel under Judgment

3.1 John the Baptist and the Coming Wrath of God

3.2 The Announcement of Judgment in the Proclamation of Jesus

4 The Approaching Kingdom of God as the Present Beginning of Salvation for Lost Israel

4.1 The Concept of God’s Rule as King in Israel and in Early Judaism

4.2 The Essential Elements of Jesus’ Understanding of the Kingdom of God

4.3 The Kingdom of God Brought Near

4.4 Jesus as Mediator of Salvation and Eschatological Prophet of the Kingdom of God

5 The Understanding and Formation of Life in Light of the Kingdom of God

5.1 Basic Questions about the Ethic of Jesus

5.2 Uncompromising Discipleship as an Expression of Gratitude

5.3 The Torah and Jesus’ Authoritative Proclamation of the Will of God

5.4 The Open Family of God

6 The Last Days in Jerusalem and Jesus’ Crucifixion

6.1 Jesus’ Proclamation and Conduct as the Cause of His Death

6.2 Jesus’ View of His Own Future

6.3 The Final Events and the Death of Jesus

General Bibliography

Index of Biblical and Early Jewish Writings

Name and Subject Index

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