Beschreibung:
Pheme Perkins, the Joseph Professor of Catholic Spirituality at Boston College, is the author of over twenty-five books on the New Testament and early Christianity. She was the first woman president of the Catholic Biblical Association and served as chair of its executive board. Additionally, Perkins has served on many editorial boards and is an associate editor of the New Oxford Annotated Bible.
Professor Perkins compares Jesus with other types of teachers in his day: philosophers, interpreters of the law, prophets, and visionaries. Jesus is characterized as a charismatic teacher and prophet who addressed his message to all people, as opposed to the elite groups taught in formal schools in ancient times.
1. Teaching and learning in Jesus' world; 2. Jesus, charismatic teacher and prophet; 3. The style of Jesus' teaching; 4. Adaptation of Jesus' teaching in the community; 5. Characteristic themes in Jesus' teaching; Supplementary reading and discussion questions; index.