Table of Contents
Abbreviations ix
Publisher's Note xi
Foreword xiii
1 The Entrance into Jerusalem and the Cleansing of the Temple 1
1 The Entrance into Jerusalem 1
2 The Cleansing of the Temple 11
2 Jesus' Eschatological Discourse 24
1 The End of the Temple 28
2 The Times of the Gentiles 41
3 Prophecy and Apocalyptic in the Eschatological Discourse 45
3 The Washing of the Feet 53
The hour of Jesus 54
"You are clean" 57
Sacramentum and exemplum-gift and task: The "new commandment" 61
The mystery of the betrayer 65
Two conversations with Peter 69
Washing of feet and confession of sin 72
4 Jesus' High-Priestly Prayer 76
1 The Jewish Feast of Atonement as Biblical Background to the High-Priestly Prayer 77
2 Four Major Themes of the Prayer 82
"This is eternal life …" 82
"Sanctify them in the truth …" 85
"I have made your name known to them …" 90
"That they may all be one …" 93
5 The Last Supper 103
1 The Dating of the Last Supper 106
2 The Institution of the Eucharist 115
3 The Theology of the Words of Institution 125
4 From the Last Supper to the Sunday Morning Eucharist 138
6 Gethsemane 145
1 On the Way to the Mount of Olives 145
2 The Prayer of Jesus 152
3 Jesus' Will and the Will of the Father 157
4 Jesus' Prayer on the Mount of Olives in the Letter to the Hebrews 162
7 The Trial of Jesus 167
1 Preliminary Discussion in the Sanhedrin 167
2 Jesus before the Sanhedrin 175
3 Jesus before Pilate 183
8 Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus 202
1 Preliminary Reflection: Word and Event in the Passion Narrative 202
2 Jesus on the Cross 206
The first of Jesus' words from the Cross: "Father, forgive them" 206
Jesus is mocked 208
Jesus' cry of abandonment 213
The casting of lots for Jesus' garments 216
"I thirst" 217
The women at the foot of the Cross-the Mother of Jesus 219
Jesus dies on the Cross 223
Jesus' burial 226
3 Jesus' Death as Reconciliation (Atonement) and Salvation 229
9 Jesus' Resurrection from the Dead 241
1 What Is the Resurrection of Jesus? 241
2 The Two Different Types of Resurrection Testimony 248
A The Confessional Tradition 248
Jesus' death 251
The question of the empty tomb 253
The third day 257
The witnesses 259
B The Narrative Tradition 260
Jesus' appearances to Paul 263
The appearances of Jesus in the Gospels 265
3 Summary: The Nature of Jesus' Resurrection and Its Historical Significance 272
Epilogue: He Ascended into Heaven-He Is Seated at the Right Hand of the Father, and He Will Cone Again in Glory 278
Bibliography 295
Glossary 309
Index of Biblical References 331
Index of Proper Names and Subjects 341