Dale C. Allison is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, author of The End of the Ages Has Come, The New Moses, The Jesus Tradition in Q, and The Silence of Angels.
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Preface Abbreviations The Jesus Tradition and the Jesus of History: How to Find a Millenarian Prophet Introduction An Imaginary Case Study The Method of John Dominic Crossan Quandaries, Alternatives, Paradigms The Best Research Program Themes and Rhetorical Strategies Running the Gauntlet Some Results Speculations on the Evolution of the Tradition Unscientific Postscript Detached Note: Some Common Features of Millenarianism The Eschatology of Jesus: Still Ratlos after All These Years Introduction Marcus Borg against E.P. Sanders The Case against Marcus Borg The Case against Stephen Patterson Some Particulars The Final Judgment The Resurrection of the Dead The Restoration of Israel The Great Tribulation Imminence The Language of Millenarian Eschatology Concluding Observations Jesus as Millenarian Ascetic; Deleting a Consensus Current Opinion Sexual Desire in the Jesus Tradition The Origin of the Complexes Renunciation and Eschatology The Functions of Jesus' Eschatological Asceticism Final Remarks Epilogue Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors