Jesus and His Death

PART ONE: THE DEBATE

1 The Historical Jesus, the Death of Jesus, Historiography, and Theology

2 Jesus' Death in Scholarship

3 Re-enter Jesus' Death

PART TWO: THE REALITY OF A PREMATURE DEATH

4 The Leading Foot in the Dance of Atonement

5 A Temporary Presence in God's Providence

6 Jesus and the Prophetic Fate

PART THREE: A RANSOM FOR MANY

7 The Authenticity of the Ransom Saying

Excursus: The Son of Man

8 Jesus and the Scripture Prophets

9 The Script for Jesus

10 Jesus and the Servant

11 The Passion Predictions

PART FOUR: JESUS AND THE LAST SUPPER

12 Pesah in Jewish History

13 Pesah and the Last Supper

14 This Bread and This Cup

15 Jesus and the Covenant

16 "Poured Out" and Eschatology

17 Conclusions

Excursus: Chasing Down Paul's Theological Ship

Works Cited

Scripture Index

Author Index

Subject Index