Backgrond literatures – Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; Dead Sea Scrolls; Dead Sea Scrolls: Begotten messiah text 1Q28a= 1QSa); Dead Sea Scrolls: Jerusalem Priesthood in the Scrolls; Dead Sea Scrolls:
- Abiathar** - Further reading*;
- Abraham** - Further reading*;
- Adam** - Further reading*;
- Allegory** - Further reading*;
- Angels** - "Fallen angels"*; Jesus and angels**; Further reading*;
- Annas and Caiphas** - Further reading*;
- Anti-semitism** - Terms and concepts**; Points of debate**; Major works**; Further reading**;
- Apocalyptic** - Apocalyptic as literary genre**; Apocalyptic eschatology**; Apocalyptic discourse**; Jesus - interpretations**; Jesus - sources and issues**; Further reading**;
- Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha*** -The Old Testament Apocrypha***; The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha***; Significance for the study of the historical Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Apostleship, evangelism, witness*** - Terms**; Historicity of the Twelve*; The function of the Twelve during Jesus' ministry**; The Twelve and apostles after Easter*; The mission(s) of the Twelve**; Witness**; Further reading*;
- Apostleship, evangelism, witness - Further reading - General, ap_ostleship and mission*; On the mission of the Seventy*; On the gospel of John and witness*;
- Aramaic and the Ipsissima verba Jesu*** - The Semitic language criterion of authenticity**; The criterion under fire**; The language of Jesus*; The Aramaic Jesus**; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Archaeology and Jesus*** - Recent discoveries**; Jewish Galilee**; Further reading*;
- Archaeology of Galilee and Judea*** - The territorial limits of Galilee**; Population**; Pre-Maccabean religion**; The coming of Rome**; Judea from Cyrus to Aristobulus**; Population*; Judea as Roman territory**; Further reading*;
- Ascension** - Further reading*;
- Authenticity criteria*** - Overview of the crieria***; Some definitions**; The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis***; Further reading**;
- Authenticity criteria - Overview of the crieria - Criterion of double dissimilarity*; Criterion of coherence*; Criterion of multiple attestation*;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - Preliminary conshderations**; The criteria and their use**; General assessment**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - I criterion: Recurrent attestation**; II criterion:Dissimiarity to Christiainity**; III criterion: Multiple attestation**; IV criterion: coherence**; V criterion: Historical intelligibility**; VI criterion: Implausability**; VII criterion: Incoherence**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - I criterion: Recurrent attestation - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - II criterion:Dissimiarity to Christiainity - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - III criterion: Multiple attestation - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - IV criterion: coherence - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - V criterion: Historical intelligibility - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - VI criterion: Implausability - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - VII criterion: Incoherence - Rule of application*; Rationale**;
- Authenticity criteria - The authenticity criteria articulated as a part of the authenticity analysis - The criteria and their use - I criterion: Recurrent attestation**; II criterion:Dissimiarity to Christiainity**; III criterion: Multiple attestation**; IV criterion: coherence**; V criterion: Historical intelligibility**; VI criterion: Implausability**; VII criterion: Incoherence**;
- Baptism of Jesus*** - The sources**; Historicity and significance**; Further reading*;
- Beatitudes and blessing*** - Beatitudes in Greek and Hebrew*; Jesus' beatitudes in the Gospels**; Jesus' beatitudes and the Qumran wisdom text 4QBeatitudes**; Further reading*;
- Bethany and Bethphage** - Bethany**; Bethphage*; Further reading*;
- Bethany and Bethphage - Bethany - Bethany beyond the Jordan*;
- Bethlehem** - Further reading*;
- Bethsaida*** - History of research**; The finds of the excavations**; Applications for historical Jesus research**; Further reading**;
- Biography*** - The growth of ancient biography**; Ways of classifying ancient biographies*; The generic features of ancient biography**; Implications for the historical Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Biography - The growth of ancient biography - Greek biography*; Roman biography*; Jewish biography*;
- Biography - Implications for the historical Jesus - The Christological claim*; Truth and historicity*; The narrative context*;
- Birth of Jesus*** - The birth narratives in Matthew and Luke**; Critical issues pertaining to the birth narrative**; The date of Jesus' birth*; The place of Jesus' birth*; A virginal conception*; Further reading*;
- Birth of Jesus - Critical issues pertaining to the birth narrative - Sources**; Genre*; Use of the Old Testament*; Religionsgeschichte*;
- Blasphemy** - Usage and meaning of blasphemy**; The role of blasphemy in the life and death of Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Günther Bornkamm*** - Further reading**;
- Buddhist thought and Jesus** - Further reading*;
- Rudolf Bultmann*** - Education and early life**; Form criticism or form history**; Demythologizing*; Jesus and the Word**; Evaluation*; Further reading*;
- Henry J. Cadbury - Further reading*;
- Caesarea Maritima** - Further reading*;
- Caesarea Philippi** - Further reading*;
- Cana in Galilee** - The identification of the site and the archaeological research**; Implication for the historical Jesus research*; Further reading*;
- Capernaum*** - The cultural atmosphere of first-century CE Capernaum**; Capernaum after the first century CE**; Further reading*;
- Child, Children*** - The place of children in the Hebrew scriptures**; Referencces to children in the three Synoptic Gospels**; References to children in Matthew and Luke**; References to children in Matthew's Gospel**; References to children in Luke's Gospel**; References to children in John's Gospel**; Summary of Jesus' teaching on the child and children**; Further reading*;
- Chorazin** - Further reading*;
- Chreia, apophthegm*** - Terminological and methodological considerations**; Examples**; Further reading*;
- Christ, Messiah*** - The messiah and messianic ideas in Israel's scriptures**; The messiah and messianic ideas in the Second Temple period*; LXX**; Dead Sea Scrolls**; OT Pseudepigrapha**; Other texts*; Messianic woes*; Jesus as Christ**; Further reading*;
- Christology*** - Components and procedure**; Jewish expectation**; Jesus' understanding of his identity**; From the experience of Jesus to Christology proper*; The resurrection*; Experience of the Spirit*; The needs of preaching and evangelism**; The Christology in the Pauline and Deutero-Pauline Epistles**; Mark and Matthew*; Luke-Acts*; The Johannine literature**; Hebrews and the General Epistles**; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Chronology*** - The birth of Jesus**; The commencement of Jesus' ministry*; The commencement of John the Baptist's ministry**; The duration of Jesus' ministry*; The death of Jesus**; Summary of the dates*; Further reading*;
- Chronology - The birth of Jesus - The death of Herod*; The census of Quirinus*; The star of the Magi*;
- Chronology - The commencement of John the Baptist's ministry - The commencement of Jesus' ministry*; The first Passover of Jesus' ministry*;
- Chronology - The death of Jesus - The day of Jesus' death**; The year of Jesus' death**;
- Chronology - The death of Jesus - The year of Jesus' death - The officials of the trial*; The contribution of astronomy*; The ministry of Jesus*; The confirmation of history*; Conclusion*;
- Coinage, Jewish** - Further reading*;
- Coinage, Roman** - Further reading*;
- Compassion on the poor** - Further reading*;
- Hans Conzelmann** - Further reading*;
- Curses and woe*** - Further reading*;
- Nils Alstrup Dahl**- Further reading*;
- Daniel** - Further reading**;
- David** - Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls*** - The kingdom of God**; Jubilee proclamation**; Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Begotten Messiah Text (1Q28A=1QSA)** - Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Jerusalem priesthood in the scrolls** - Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Messianic apocalypse (4Q521)** - Parallels**; Relation to the historical Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Self-glorification hymn (4Q491C)** - Further reading*;
- Dead Sea Scrolls: Son of God text (4Q246)** - History of interpation**; 4Q246 and the Gospel of Luke**; Further reading*;
- Death and burial of Jesus*** - Factors leading to the death of Jesus**; The crucifixion of Jesus***; The necessity of burial***; The burial of Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Decapolis** - Further reading*;
- Demons and exorcism** - Old Testament*; The New Testament world**;Jesus**; Further reading*;
- Demythologization*** - Further reading**;
- Demythologization - Further reading - Primary sources - works by Rudolf Bultmann*; Secondary sources*;
- Diaspora** - Geography and history**; Facets of Jewish identity in the Diaspora*; Diaspora communities in the Greek cities*; The historical Jesus and the diaspora*; The Diaspora and historical Jesus studies**; Further reading*;
- Martin Dibelius*** - Further reading**;
- Disciples, Discipleship*** - General characteristics of disciples in the New Testament**; Disciples/discipleship in Mark**; Disciples/discipleship in Matthew**; Disciples/discipleship in Luke/Acts**; Disciples/discipleship in John*; Further reading*;
- Disease, health, longevity** - Further reading*;
- Divine Man/Theios Anēr*** - Development of the "divine man" hypothesis**; Pillars of the "divine man" hypothesis**; Critique of the "divine man" hypothesis**; The "divine man" hypothesis in recent Leben Jesu research**; Further reading*;
- Divorce and remarriage*** - Jewish teaching on divorce**; Marriage and divorce in the Greco-Roman world*; Jesus' teaching on divorce and remarriage**; Conclusions*; Further reading*;
- Divorce and remarriage - Jewish teaching on divorce - Marriage and divorce in the Mishnah**; Marriage and divorce at Qumran**;
- Charles Harold Dodd** - Further reading*;
- James D. G.Dunn** - Further reading**;
- Elders** - Further reading*;
- Elijah and Elisha** - Further reading*;
- Entry into Jerusalem** - A history of triumphal entries*; The entry in Mark*; The meaning of the entry for Jesus*; Further reading*;
- Eschatology*** - Further reading*;
- Eternal life** - Jewish source*; Eternal life and the kingdom of God in the gospels**; Future and present in the teaching of Jesus*; Future and present in John*; Further reading*;
- Ethics of Jesus*** - The ethics of Jesus in discussion**; The ethics of Jesus and God**; The ethics of Jesus and self**; The ethics of Jesus and others**; The ethics of Jesus, cost and reward**; The ethics of Jesus and their inception*; Further reading*;
- Exorcisms and healings*** - Exorcism and healing in the ministry of Jesus***; Exorcism and healing in the name of Jesus*; Further reading**;
- Faith*** - Mark and the synoptics**; John**; Further reading*;
- Family** - Further reading*;
- Fasting** - Further reading*;
- Fellowship and sharing** - Fellowship and sharing as life-style**; Teaching fellowship and sharing**; Further reading*;
- Fellowship and sharing - Fellowship and sharing as life-style - Two kinds of followers*; Table-fellowship*;
- Fellowship and sharing - Teaching fellowship and sharing - Fellowship and sharing in the Sermon on the Mount*; Imitatio Dei**;
- Festivals and feasts, Jewish***- The festal calendar of ancient Judaism*; The Jewish feasts and festivals in the time of Jesus**;
- Festivals and feasts, Jewish - The Jewish feasts and festivals in the time of Jesus - Sabbath**; Passover**; Unleavened bread*; Weeks*; New Year*; Day of Atonement*; Tabernacles*; Dedication*; Lots*; Further reading*;
- Food, hunger** - Terminology**; Further reading*;
- Form criticism*** - Old Testament form criticism**; New Testament form criticism***; Apocalyptic*; Further reading**;
- Form criticism - New Testament form criticism - Gospels**; Epistles**;
- Ernst Fuchs** - Further reading*;
- Genealogies** - Matthew**; Luke*; Analysis*; Further reading*;
- Gentiles***- Jesus, Gentiles, and scholarship**; Jesus' teaching about Gentiles**; Jesus' encounters with Gentiles*; Factors leading toward a gentile mission*; Further reading*;
- Geography of Galilee and Judea*** - Physical, political, and theological geography**; Geography of John the Baptist**; Jesus in Galilee***; Jesus in the north*; Jesus in the Decapolis*; Jesus in Samaria*; Jesus in Judea**; Further reading**;
- Geography of Galilee and Judea - Physical, political, and theological geography - The main landscapes**; Political geography*;
- Geography of Galilee and Judea - Geography of John the Baptist - Birth and education*; Places of baptism*; Death and burial*;
- Geography of Galilee and Judea - Jesus in Galilee - Nazareth*; Concentration on Galilee*; Capernaum*; Other Galilean villages*; Bethsaida*;
- Geography of Galilee and Judea - Jesus in Judea - Bethlehem*; Ephraim*; Jericho*; Mount of Olives*; Jerusalem**; Emmaus*; Other cities of the coastal plain*;
- Gerasa** - Further reading*;
- Gethsemane** - Further reading*;
- God*** - Continuity with the God of the Old Testament**; The mutual compatability of apocalyptic and wisdom conceptions of God*; Continuity with other Second Temple Jewish movements*; God's boundless love*; God as "Father"**; God as judge**; God as king**; God as the God of all creation**; Further reading*;
- Maurice Goguel** - Positions advocated**; How his work has been critically assessed*; Further reading*;
- Gospel as genre*** - Gospel genre in history and schoarship**; Gospel genre as biography**; Implications for the historical Jesus**; Further reading**;
- Gospel as genre - Gospel genre in history and schoarship - Form critics and uniqueness*; Redaction critics and gospel communities*;
- Gospel as genre - Implications for the historical Jesus - A christological hermeneutic*; Unity and diversity*; Reconstructing the gospels' settings*;
- Gospel of John*** - What makes John different?**; Authorship**; New confidence in John**; Historical soundings in John***; John, incarnation and history**; Conclusion*; Further reading**;
- Gospel of John - Historical soundings in John - The Synoptic Gospels**; Independent Johannine material**; John and Judaism**;
- Gospel of John - Historical soundings in John - Independent Johannine material - The wine miracle at Cana (2:1-11)**; The temple cleansing (2:13-22)*; The day of crucifixion (19:14)**;
- Gospel of John - Historical soundings in John - The Synoptic Gospels**; Independent Johannine material**; John and Judaism**;
- Gospel of Luke*** - The Lukan Jesus***; Evaluating the historical worth***; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Gospel of Mark*** - Markan priority**; Mark and extracanonical gospels**; Dating and provenance**; Authorship**; Markan genre and ancient historiography**; Orality and collective memory**; Further reading**;
- Gospel of Mark*** - Markan priority - The argument from length*; The argument from literary style*; The argument from propriety or potential embarrassent*; The argument from Matthean-Lukan divergence*; The argument from Matthean-Lukan redaction*;
- Gospel of Matthew*** - Matthew among the gospels*; Authorship*; Date: internal evidence: destruction of the temple?*; Date: external evidence: relationship to Mark and Q*; Interpretation: redaction criticism*; Interpretation: narrative criticism*; Theology**; Critical issues**; Historical Jesus**; Further reading**;
- Gospel of Matthew - Theology - Fulfillment*; Christology*; Ecclesiology*;
- Gospel of Matthew - Critical issues - "History of effects" (Wirkengegeschichte)*; Relationship with Judaism*; Roman Empire*;
- Gospels, Extra-New Testament*** - Gospel of Thomas**; Gospel ofPeter**; Egerton Papyrus 2**; Other papyrus fragments of unknown gospels*; Jewish-Christian gospels**; Gospel of the Egyptians*; Birth and infancy gospels*; Gospel of Nicodemus*; Gnostic gospels*; Secret Gospel of Mark*; Further reading*;
- Great Commandment*** - The Jewish origins of the commandments**; The Hellenistic origins of the coupling*; The newness of Jesus' teaching*; As a summary of obedience*; Role in the early Church**; Authenticity**; Further reading*;
- Great Commandment - The Jewish origins of the commandments - Love of God**; Love of others**;
- Greco-Roman culture in Israel*** - The Hellenistic period (332-63 BCE)**; From the advent of Rome to the First Revolt (63 BCE-70 CE)**; Palestine after 70 CE*; The languages of Palestine**; Greco-Roman philosophy*; Further reading*;
- Adolf von Harnack** - Further reading*;
- Heaven and Hell**- Afterlife in the Hebrew Bible and Judaism**; Afterlife in the teachings of Jesus*; Hell*; Heaven*; Conclusions*; Further reading*;
- Herod Antipas*** - Antipas' early life*; Antipas' realm*; Antipas' reign***; Antipas and exile*; Further reading*;
- Herod Antipas - Antipas' reign - Antipas and Archelaus*; Antipas and John the Baptist**; Antipas and Jesus**;
- Historical criticism (or gospels as sources) *** - History**; Recent discussion***; Assessment*; Further reading***;
- Historical criticism (or gospels as sources)- Further reading - On historical criticism (or gospels as sourcs)**; Studies on the history of historical criticism*;
- Historiography*** - Further reading*;
- Heinrich Julius Holtzmann** - Further reading*;
- Holy Spirit*** - The experience of Jesus**; The experience of believers**; Further reading*;
- Holy Spirit - The experience of Jesus - Anointing*; Doing good*; Exorcisms*;
- Holy Spirit - The experience of believers - Not during Jesus' lifetime**; Public witness**; The Paraclete*; Prayer*;
- Households, Jewish*** - The family unit**; Language and education**; Economics**; Religion**; Further reading*;
- Inscriptions and papyri*** - Inscriptions***; Papyri**; Further reading*;
- Interpretation of scripture*** - Translations and paraphrases**; Rewritten Bible**; Interpretive approaches**; Interpreters**; Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha*; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Interpretation of scripture - Translations and paraphrases - Septaugint*; Targums*;
- Interpretation of scripture - Rewritten Bible - Jubilees*; Psudo-Philo*; Josephus*;
- Interpretation of scripture - Interpretive approaches - Pesher*; Allegory*; Argument*; Midrash*;
- Interpretation of scripture - Interpreters - Jesus**; Philo*; Josephus*;
- Interpretation of the gospels*** - Genre of the gospels**; Criticism of the Synoptic Gospels**; Criticism of the fourth Gospel*; Source criticism**; Tradition criticism*; Interpretation of the Gospels**; Further reading**;
- Interpretation of the gospels - Criticism of the Synoptic Gospels - Source criticism**; Form criticism*; Redaction criticism**; New forms of literary criticism**;
- Interpretation of the gospels - Interpretation of the Gospels - Mark*; Matthew*; Luke*; John*; Q*;
- Interpretation of the gospels - Further reading - General studies*; Studies and commentaries on Mark*; Studies and commentaries on Matthew*; Studies and commentaries on Luke*; Studies and commentaries on John*; Studies and commentaries on Q*;
- Isaiah** - Further reading*;
- James and John, sons of Zebedee** - James the son of Zebedee**; John the son of Zebedee*; Issues**; Further reading*;
- Jeremiah**-
- Joachim Jeremias** - Further reading**;
- Jericho** - Further reading*;
- Jerusalem*** - Jesus and Jerusalem***; Jerusalem in Matthew's Gospel*; Jerusalem in Mark's Gospel*; Jerusalem in Luke's Gospel*; Jerusalem in John's Gospel*; Further reading*;
- Jesus' self-understanding*** - The historical question*; The focus of the gospel tradition**; The evidence of the titles**; The evidence of the words and deeds of Jesus**; Jesus' demands concerning himself**; The aims of Jesus and hhis self-consciousness**; Further reading**;
- Jesus' self-understanding - The evidence of the titles - Prophet*; Messiah and Son of David**; Son of Man**;
- Jesus' self-understanding - The evidence of the words and deeds of Jesus - The kingdom of God*; The authority of Jesus**;
- Jesus' self-understanding - The aims of Jesus and hhis self-consciousness - Consciousness of unipueness**;
- Jesus Seminar*** - Further reading*;
- Jewish (false) prophets in late antiquity*** - Further reading*;
- John the Baptist*** - Further reading*;
- Jonah** - Further reading*;
- Jubilee, sin,and forgiveness*** - Jubilee***; Sin**; Forgiveness**; Further reading*;
- Jubilee, sin,and forgiveness - Jubilee - Etymology*; As a pre-Christian concept**; Questions and practice*; In Judaism prior to Jesus**; Jesus and the kingdom of God**;
- Jubilee, sin,and forgiveness - Sin - Word choice and usage**; Semitic backgrounds in the Gospels*;
- Jubilee, sin,and forgiveness - Forgiveness - Word choice and usage*; In the teaching of Jesus**; The unforgivable sin**;
- Judas Iscariot** - The name "Judas Iscariot"**; The act of Judas**; The traditions about Judas*; Further reading*;
- Judgement** - Further reading*;
- Martin Kähler** - Further reading*;
- Ernst Käsemann** - Further reading*;
- Kingdom of God*** - Kingdom of God: the expression**; Meaning of "kingdom of God”**; Themes**; Further reading*;
- Kingdom of God - Themes - Present**; Future**;
- Joseph Klausner** - Jesus in the Galilean context*; Jesus the Messiah**; Reactions to Klausner's work*; Further reading*;
- Language criticism*** - Aramaic emphasis**; Papyri appreciation*; Semitic revival**; Linguistic evaluation**; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Language criticism - Linguistic evaluation - Greek language and its context*; Greek textual variance*; Discourse features*;
- Last Supper, words of institution*** - Jesus' Last Supper as a Passover meal**; Literary and tradition-historical analysis**; Historical reconstruction**; Objections to the authenticity of the words of institution considered*; Further reading*;
- Law (Sabbath, purity, commandments)*** - Further reading*;
- Literary criticism, new forms of*** - Structuralism**; Discourse analysis*; Narrative criticism*; Rhetorical and socio-rhetorical criticism*; Deconstruction and reader-response approaches**; Further reading**;
- Lord*** - Old Testament evidence*; The Septuagint**; The New Testament*; Secular usage**; Sacred usage**; Implications**; Further reading**;
- Lord - Sacred usage - God*; Jesus (pre-resurrection)*; Jesus (post-resurrection)**;
- Love*** - The commands to love: The Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)*; The commands to love: "Love your enemies!"**; The Samaritan's love*; God as a loving father*; Jesus' love of people in general*; Jesus' love of (or friendship with) outcasts*; The exclusiveness of love*; Miscellaneous sayings about love*; Some Johannine traditions**; Further reading*;
- Magic, sorcery**- Magic in the New Testament world*; Accusations against Jesus in the first century*; Accusations against Jesus in the second century*; Later accusations against Jesus*; Recent depiction of Jesus as a magician*; Further reading*;
- Thomas Walter Manson** - Further reading*;
- Martyrs and Martyrdom in Jewish late antiquity*** - Early Jewish martyrs and the significance of their deaths***; Jewish martyrology and early Christian interpretations of Jesus' death***; Further reading**;
- Mary Magdalene** - Further reading*;
- Mary, Mother of Jesus** - Further reading*;
- Master/Rabbi*** - Further reading*;
- Messiah/Christ*** - Paul**; Sayings source Q**; Synoptic gospels**; Conclusion: Messiah/Christ from Paul, to Q, the Synoptic Gospels and Revelation**; Further reading*;
- Messiah/Christ - Paul - First and Second Thessalonians**; 1 Corinthians 15*; Romans 5:1-5**; Romans 11:1-10**;
- Messiah/Christ - Synoptic gospels - Mark*; The Synoptic Apocalypse: Mark 13:5-27**; Revelation*;
- Messiah/Christ - Synoptic gospels - The Synoptic Apocalypse: Mark 13:5-27 - The Matthean redaction of the Apocalypse**; The Lukan redaction of the Apocalypse*;
- Messianic secret** - Further reading*;
- Messianism and messianic figures in Second Temple Judaism*** - Messianism**; Messianic figures and Messiah concepts*; Historical developments from the Maccabees to Bar Kochbah**; Messianic figures from PTitus and Vespasian to Bar Kochbah**; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Messianism and messianic figures in Second Temple Judaism - Historical developments from the Maccabees to Bar Kochbah - Messianic concepts up to the time of Judas Maccabaeus*; Messianic concepts from Judas Maccabaeus to Pompeius**; Messianic concepts from Pompeius to Titus and Vespasian**;
- Metaphor and simile** - Similes*; Metaphors**; Further reading*;
- Ben F. Meyer** - Further reading*;
- Midrash and rabbinic rules of interpretation*** - Semantic development*; Rabbinic midrash**; Rabbinic literature**; Jesus and the exegetical rules of Hillel**; Qal wa-homer lit. "light and heavy"*; Gezera shawa (lit. "an equivalent regulation")*; Binyan 'ab mikkatub' 'ehad ("lit. "constructing a father [i.e. principal rule] from one [passage]")*; Binyan 'ab mishshene ketubim (lit. "constructing a father [i.e. principal rule] from two writings [or passages]")*; Kelal upherat upherat ukelal (lit. "general and particular, and particular and general")*; Kayyose bo bemaqom 'aher (lit. "to which something [is] similar in another place [or passage]")*; Dabar halamed me'inyano (lit. "aword of instruction from [its] context [or subject]")*; Further reading*;
- Midrash and rabbinic rules of interpretation - Rabbinic midrash - Halakah/haggadah*; Rabbinic periods*;
- Midrash and rabbinic rules of interpretation - Rabbinic literature - Forms of midrash*;
.*Miracle story*** - Gospel miracle stories*; Miracle stories in context**; Interpreting the gospel miracle stories***; Further reading*;
- Moses*** - Early Jewish appropriation**; Early Christian appropriation*; Jesus' appropriation**; Further reading*;
- Nazareth*** - Further reading*;
- Oaths and swearing** - Oaths in ancient Judaism*; Jesus' abolition of oaths**; Further reading*;
- Obduracy, hardness of heart** - Further reading*;
- Old Testament scriptures*** - Contents of scripture**; Division and ordering of scripture**; The text of scripture**; Further reading*;
- Ossuary of James** - Further reading*;
- Parable and proverb*** - Jesus' parables**; Interpreting the parables**; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Parable and proverb - Jesus' parables - Aphorisms and similitudes*; Story parables**; Example stories*; Parables with allegorical elements**;
- Parousia*** - Parousia in the early church**; The coming Son of Man**; Jesus and the parousia: final observations**; Further reading*;
- Passion predictions*** - Survey of materials**; Religious background**; Authenticity**; Meaning of the passion predictions in the context of Jesus' ministry**; Further reading*;
- Passion predictions - Survey of materials - Parables*; Last Supper tradition*; Metaphors of suffering*; Rejected-prophet sayings*;
- Paul, Jesus tradition in*** - Paul's access to the Jesus tradition*; Paul's use of the Jesus tradition***; Conclusion*; Further reading*;
- Paul, Jesus tradition in - Paul's use of the Jesus tradition - 1 Corinthians 15: 1-8*; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26*; Romans 8:15-17; Galatians 4:6-7*; Words of the Lord*; The kingdom of God*; The law of Christ*; Imitation of Christ*; The Twelve*;
- Peace** - Shalom in the OT*; Pax Romana*; Jesus as peacemaker**; Peace and salvation in the NT**; Further reading*;
- Pharisees** - Further reading*;
- Piety, Jewish*** - Piety, cult and life-commitment**; Jerusalem and Jewish piety**; Mosaic law**; Essenes*; Pharisees*; Jesus and the Pharisees*; Sadducees*; Further reading*;
- Pontius Pilate*** - Pilate's background*; Responsibilities*; Jewish sources**; Pilate in the gospels**; Pilate's involvement in Jesus' trial*; Further reading*;
- Praetorium** - Further reading*;
- Prayer*** - Jesus and prayer**; God as Father in the prayers and teaching of Jesus**; The Lord's Prayer*; Jesus and prayer in the early non-canonical Gospels*; Amen**; Further reading*;
- Prophecy*** - Application of OT messianic prophecies*; The prophetic spirit in contemporary Judaism*; Jesus as prophet**; Other prophets*; Further reading*;
- Q*** - Extent and nature of Q**; Early views of Q and the historical Jesus*; The composition, genre and conceptual affinities of Q**; Q and the historical Jesus*; Further reading**;
- Quest of the historical Jesus*** - From Reimarus to Schweitzer***; Bultmann to the "New Quest"**; Third Quest***; Conclusion*; Further reading**;
- Rabbinic ethics*** - The 613 commandments and their single purpose**; "The righteous shall live by faith"*; Talmud of Babylonia Makkot 23b-24a/3:16 II.1**; Talmud of Babylonia tractate Shabbat 30b-31a/2:5 I.12*; Sifra CC:III.1, 4-7*; The Ten Commandments**; Meklita attributed to R. Ishmael LIV:III.1 Bahodesh 8**; Further reading*;
- Rabbinic literature*** - Mishnah**; Midrash*; Tosefta*; Talmud**; Targumim and Midrash Rabbah*; The Sefer Yesirah*; Rabbinic literature and Jesus*; Further reading*;
- Ransom saying*** - The integrity of the passage*; Authenticity**; Background**; Significance*; Further reading*;
- Redaction criticism*** -The method in operation**; Simple exercise in redaction criticism*; Origins and development**; Major redaction-critical studies*; Contributions and limitations**; Further reading**;
- Hermann Samuel Reimarus** - Further reading*;
- Repentance** - Repentance in the OT and in ancient Judaism*; Repentance in the NT gospels**; Further reading*;
- Resurrection of Jesus*** - Resurrection, immortality and eternal life in first-century Judaism**; Did Jesus teach resurrection from the dead?**; Gospel narratives about the resurrection of Jesus**; The resurrection of Jesus and Christian life*; Further reading**;
- Resurrection of Jesus - Further reading -General studies of resurrection and afterlife*; Resurrection and the historical Jesus*; Resurrection in the New Testament*; Resurrection and Christian theology*;
- Rewritten scripture** - Further reading*;