Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (Biblia.com)

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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

prayer. For others, the event is an assault on and attempted political take-over of the Temple. Between these extremes, scholars like R. A. Horsley and E. P. Sanders read the event as a symbolic prophetic action, limited in scope, but condemning the Temple. Sanders concludes that Jesus either prophesied or threatened the destruction of the Temple as a prelude to its eschatological restoration. Horsley sees the action as an attack on the oppressive political and economic system that found its center

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