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Hillel and Jesus : comparative studies of two major religious leaders / edited by James H. Charlesworth and Loren L. Johns. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1997. - xxxi, 486 p. : map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents: Hillel and Jesus : why comparisons are important / J.H. Charlesworth --
Hillel and Jesus : are comparisons possible? / A. Goshen Gottstein --
Hillel and the misunderstanding of Judaism in modern scholarship / M. Weinfeld --
Hillel and Jesus : two ways of self-awareness / D. Flusser --
Archaeology and the religious ethos of pre-70 Palestine / L.I. Levine --
Apocalypticism in the time of Hillel and Jesus / S.E. Robinson --
Who were the Pharisees? / J. Sievers --
Jesus and factionalism in early Judaism : how serious was the factionalism of late Second Temple Judaism? / J.D.G. Dunn --
Jesus and Cynics in first-century Palestine : some critical considerations / D.E. Aune --
Jesus and his community : between Essenes and Pharisees / B. Pixner --
Jesus' socioeconomic background / D.A. Fiensy --
The relationship of Paul to Jesus / J.P. Arnold --
The sayings of Jesus and archaeology / J.F. Strange --
Sayings and legends in the Hillel tradition / C. Safrai --
The sayings of Hillel : their transmission and reinterpretation / S. Safrai --
Hillel and Scripture : from authority to exegesis / D.R. Schwartz --
Jesus and the Golden Rule / P.S. Alexander --
Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls / H. Lichtenberger --
Reconstructing Jesus' teaching : problems and possibilities / C.A. Evans --
Hillel and Jesus on prayer / B.T. Viviano --
Hillel and Jesus : retrospective and prospective reflections / J.H. Charlesworth.

ISBN: 0800625641 :

LCCN: 97202136 //r97

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hillel, 1st cent. B.C./1st cent --Congresses.
Jesus Christ--Congresses.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judaism--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.
Christianity and other religions--Judaism--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: BM 535 / .H54 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 296.1/2/0092