Aramaic Jesus: Tradition, Identity, and Christianity's Mother Tongue

Author:   Bruce D. Chilton
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
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9781481322232


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 October 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Aramaic Jesus: Tradition, Identity, and Christianity's Mother Tongue


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Author:   Bruce D. Chilton
Publisher:   Baylor University Press
Imprint:   Baylor University Press
ISBN:  

9781481322232


ISBN 10:   1481322230
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 October 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Prologue: The Place of Jesus Among Aramaic Speakers Part 1 Aramaic Transliterations Preserved in the Canonical Greek Gospels Introduction 1 Transliterations 2 Fractured Transliterations 3 Recourse to Aramaic in the Gospel According to John: Closing Observations Part 2 Retroversions into Aramaic from the Canonical Greek Gospels Introduction 1 The Mishnaic Stream 2 The Petrine Stream 3 The Magdalene Stream 4 The Jacobean Stream 5 The Barnaban Stream 6 Supplement to the Mishnaic Stream: James, the Son of Zebedee 7 Supplement to the Petrine Stream: Peter's ""Son"" Mark 8 Supplement to the Jacobean Stream: Silas 9 Supplement to the Barnaban Stream: Symeon Niger 10 The Gospel According to John: Closing Observations Part 3 Thematic Correspondences: Definitions and Motifs 1 Intersections, Literary and Preliterary 2 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: Purity 3 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: God's Kingdom 4 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: Feasting with God 5 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: Forgiveness 6 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: Judgment 7 Thematic Emphases Within Streams of Tradition: ṭalîta' qûmî Epilogue: The Aramaic Jesus in History

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Bruce D. Chilton is the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion and the Director of the Institute of Advanced Technology at Bard College.

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