Jordan J. Ryan is assistant professor of New Testament at the University of Dubuque. Previously, he was visiting assistant professor of New Testament and archaeology at Wheaton College. He recently received his doctorate from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
Description
1. Introduction and Status Quaestionis 2. Defining "Synagogue": Synagogue Origins and Development in Recent Research 3. The Public Synagogue as Jesus Knew It: Functions, People, and Architecture 4. How "the Synagogue" Has Impacted the Study of Jesus in Previous Research: An Evaluation 5. Kingdom and Synagogue: The Synagogue and Jesus's Program 6. The Incident in the Synagogue at Nazareth 7. Healings and Exorcisms in Synagogue Settings 8. "I Am the Bread of Life": The Teaching in the Synagogue at Capernaum 9. To Jerusalem: The Aposynagogos Passages and the Relationship between the Temple and the Synagogue 10. Conclusion Appendix A: Outlining the Practice of History: A Historiographical Approach to Jesus Appendix B: Approaching the Sources: Hermeneutics, Truth, and Knowledge in the Practice of History Appendix C: Additional Notes on Secondary Rooms in Synagogue Buildings