Jesus and the Zealots

443 Pages·1967·19.508 MB·English

by  Brandon, S.G.F.

~-~ JESUS
A N D
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Z E A L O T S
S.G.F.BRANDON
JESUS AND THE
ZEALOTS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
The Fall ofJ erusalem and the Christian Church
Time and Mankind
Man and his Destiny in the Great Religions
Creation Legends of the Ancient Near East
History, Time and Deity
Jesus and the Zealots
The judgment of the Dead
'Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's'
(Mark xii. 1 6). A silver denarius of the Emperor Tiberius. The type of coin
probably used in the Tribute Money incident. (Enlarged reproduction,
reproduced by courtesy qf the Manchester i\1useum.)
JESUS AND THE
ZEALOTS
A STUDY OF THE POLITICAL
FACTOR IN PRIMITIVE
CHRISTIANITY
BY
S. G. F. BRANDON, M.A., D.D.
Professor of Comparative Religion in the
University of Manchester
MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
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© I967 S. G. F. Brandon
Published by the University of Manchester at
The University Press ,
3 I 6-324 Oxford Road, Manchester I 3
Think not that I came to bring peace on the earth:
I came not to bring peace, but a sword.
(Matt. x. 34)
Printed in Great Britain
at the University Printing House, Cambridge
(Brooke Crutchley, University Printer)
CONTENTS
List of Illustrations page ix
Acknowledgements xi
Preface xili
Abbreviations xvii
'Suffered under Pontius Pilate': the problem of the
Roman execution of Jesus 1
2 The Zealots: their origin and ideals 26
3 Israel's Cause against Rome, A.D. 6-73 65
4 The Jewish Christians and the Zealot Ideal 146
5 The Markan Gospel: an Apologia ad Christianos Romanos 221
6 The Concept of the Pacific Christ: its origin and
development 283
7 Jesus and the Zealots 322
Appendix: Josephus on Jesus 359
Bibliography :
1. Ancient Literary Sources,
u. Modern Works
Indices:
1. Ancient Literary Sources
u. Modern Works
111. Names and Subjects
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Frontispiece: 'Whose is this image and superscription?
And they said unto him, Caesar's' (Mark xii. 16).
Plates I-XII are between pages 144 and 145.
I Roman coins offensive to Jewish religious scruples.
11 Inscription of Pontius Pilate, Praefectus of Judaea.
Ill Coins of the Revolt (A.D. 66-70).
IV Coins ofthe Revolt (A.D. 66-70).
V The Fortress of Masada.
VI Masada: the Zealot Synagogue.
VII Masada: the Ritual Immersion Pool (Miqveh).
VIII Masada: ballistae stones.
IX Masada: a pathetic relic of Zealot fortitude.
X Coins of the Roman Victory.
XI The Spoils of the Temple, from the Arch of Titus.
XII Titus crowned by Victory, from the Arch of Titus.
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