Jewish Contemporaries of Jesus : Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes
by Gunter Stemberger

Paperback
Published by Fortress Pr
Publication date: November 1, 1995
ISBN: 0800626249

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Synopsis:
This book looks carefully at the sources of information for the three most prominent religious groups of first-century Judaism. Mahnke presents a close reexamination of the sources, history and teaching of the three groups.

Reviews:

Kristine, 3/3/99

I found this book to be very interesting, and would advise anyone who needed to do a report on this topic, to choose this book. It alsohas very well written text.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1. Pharisees and Sadducees: The Sources

1. Flavius Josephus

2. The New Testament

3. Rabbinic Statements

Ch. 2. Pharisees and Sadducees: Their Teachings

1. Tenets of Faith

2. Differences with Respect to the Law

3. Tradition and Interpretation of Scripture

Ch. 3. Pharisees and Sadducees: Their History

1. Beginnings in the Maccabean Period

2. The Hasmonean Period

3. Under Herod

4. Up to the Destruction of Jerusalem

Ch. 4. Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees

1. The Hasmonean Period

2. Under Herod

3. The Essenes and the Insurrection against Rome

Ch. 5. After 70 C.E.: Break or Continuity?

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

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