Jesus and His Promised Second Coming: Jewish Eschatology and Christian Origins

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Synopsis
In this pioneering study of Scripture and reception history, Tucker S. Ferda shows that the hope for Jesus&’s second coming originated in his own message about the coming of the kingdom after a time of distress. Most historical Jesus scholars take for granted that Jesus&’s second coming was invented by his zealous early followers. In Jesus and His Promised Second Coming, Tucker S. Ferda challenges this critical consensus. Using innovative methodology, Ferda works backward through reception history to Paul and the Gospels to argue that the hope for the second coming originated in Jesus&’s own grappling with the prospect of death and his conviction that the kingdom was near; he expected a return that would coincide with the final judgment and the end of the age within the space of a generation. Ferda also makes a major contribution to the reception history of the Bible, shedding light on how Christians distinguished their faith from Judaism by deriding &“Jewish messianism&” as earthly minded and militaristic. In the early modern period, critics found an expedient way to distance Jesus from this caricature of &“Jewish messianism&”: they pinned the expectation for the second coming on Jesus&’s early followers. A new appreciation for the diversity of Judaism and messianism in the Second Temple period makes possible a fresh reconstruction of Jesus. Bold and historically astute, Jesus and His Promised Second Coming breathes new life into a long-stagnant conversation. It also offers readers fresh insight into the history of Jewish-Christian relations. Students and scholars of the New Testament will need to read and engage with Ferda&’s provocative argument.
Copyright:
2024

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
560 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781467463614
Related ISBNs:
9780802879905
Publisher:
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Tucker S. Ferda
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Education
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Dale C. Allison Jr.

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