This paper should be a Research Exegesis of a key saying of Jesus or a Christological passage from the Synoptic Gospels.Lookup the key passages in the Gospels where Jesus is in conflict with opponentsconcerning the Jewish Law, How far did Jesus’ kingdom teaching come into conflict with the Jewish Law?If there was a conflict over the law, what was the reason for this?How “Jewish” was Jesus?Compare and contrast the views of Dunn, Sandersand Crossan regarding Jesus’ view of the Law and his relationship to the Phariseesand sinner. E. P. Sanders, Jesus and Judaism (1985), chapter 9.E. P. Sanders, The Historical Figure of Jesus (1993), chapters 12–14.G. Theissen & A. Merz, The Historical Jesus (1998), pp. 347–404.J. D. G. Dunn, ‘Pharisees, Sinners and Jesus’ in J. Neusner et al. (eds.), TheSocial World of Formative Christianity and Judaism (1988), chapter 16G. Vermes, Jesus and the World of Judaism (l983), esp. chapter 4.G. Vermes, The Religion of Jesus the Jew (1993), chapter 2J. Becker, Jesus of Nazareth (1998) §5.3B. Ehrman, Jesus. Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (1999) chapter 10M. Bockmuehl, This Jesus (1994), chapter 5A. F. Segal, ‘Jesus, the Jewish Revolutionary’ in his Rebecca’s Children (1986),pp. 68–95N. T. Wright, Jesus and the Victory of God (1994), chapter 9A. E. Harvey, Jesus and the Constraints of History (l982), chapter 3J. Riches, Jesus and the Transformation of Judaism (l980), chapter 6.B. Lindars, ‘Jesus and the Pharisees’ in C. K. Barrett (ed.), Donum Gentilicum(l978), pp. 51–63H. Braun, Jesus of Nazareth (ET: l979), pp. 53–79.H. Conzelmann, Jesus (l975), pp. 51–68.W. D. Davies, Setting of the Sermon on the Mount (1966), pp. 422–435.W. D. Davies, ‘Matthew 5.17, l8’ in his Christian Origins and Judaism (1962), pp.31–66.E. Schillebeeckx, Jesus (1979), pp. pp. 229–256.B. H. Branscomb, Jesus and the Law of Moses (l930), pp. 113–218.R. Banks, Jesus and the Law in the Synoptic Tradition (l975).R. Bultmann, Jesus and the Word (ET: 1958), chapter 3 Your RESEARCH EXEGESIS may be written on a verse or passage of your choice from the SynopticGospels. A good strategy is to pick a key text. Your exegesis should aim to elucidate the meaning of yourchosen verse or passage. You should have regard for the literary context of thepassage, any parallel texts, and relevant ancient historical and linguistic evidence.You should choose the key text or passage on which you base your researchexegesis.
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