Jesus And Judgment

Preface To The Fortress Press Edition
Preface
Abbreviations

The Question In Contemporary Scholarship
Bibliography

PART ONE
JUDGMENT IN THE ESCHATOLOGICAL THOUGHT OF SECOND TEMPLE JUDIASM

1. Introduction
2. Judgment In The Hebrew Bible
3. Judgment In Other Early Jewish Literature
4. Summary And Conclusion

PART TWO
JUDGMENT IN THE PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIZER

5. The Tradition And Message Of John The Baptizer

PART THREE
JUDGMENT IN THE PREACHING OF JESUS

6. Introduction
7. The Judgment Of Israel
8. The Judgment Of Individuals
9. Summary And Conclusion

Bibliography I (Part One)

Bibliography II (Parts Two And Three)

Additional Info
Marius Reiser argues here that the theme of judgement lies close to the heart of Jesus’ proclamation. For Jesus, the certainty of the coming of judgement is the presupposition of the ultimate coming of the reign of God. Judgement and salvation are two sides of the same coin. This book offers a corrective to a one-sided emphasis on Jesus’ message of salvation – to say nothing of the picture of a noneschatological Jesus. This work, originally published in German, features a new introduction in which Reisner engages the current American discussion of the historical Jesus, particularly engaging Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Reisner goes on to offer and overview of the concept of judgement in early Jewish literature and in the preaching of John the Baptizer. He then concentrates on the teachings of Jesus, both sayings and parables. Included are excurses on important related motifs like the “divine passive” and “conversion.” Marius Reiser is Professor of New Testament at the University of Tubingen.