Studies in Pharisaism and the Gospels: Volume 2

Originally published in 1924 as a sequel to the 1917 book of the same name, this text continues to analyse New Testament teaching using the tools of Pharisaic Judaism. Abrahams delves deeply into the historical background to many of the key stories and events of the Gospels, such as whitewashed tombs and rabbinic conceptions of prayer. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Jewish context of the Gospels.

1. 'Thou hast said'; 2. The yoke; 3. The light of the world; 4. Confession of faith; 5. The high priest's confession; 6. Whited sepulchres; 7. The good Samaritan; 8. The second death; 9. Tabernacles; 10. The persecutions; 11. Some rabbinic ideas on prayer; 12. The Lord's prayer; 13. Pharisaic delicacies; 14. The cessation of prophecy; 15. The Tannaite tradition and the trial narratives; 16. The imitation of God; 17. Miscellaneous notes; Index of names and subjects; Index of New Testament passages.