Ebook: Who killed Jesus?: exposing the roots of anti-semitism in the Gospel story of the death of Jesus

Prologue: History and Prophecy. History Remembered and Prophecy Historicized. Dependent and Independent Passion Stories. Anti-Judaism and Anti-Semitism -- Ch. 1. Crime. In the Territory of Antipas. Peasants in the Temple. Overturning the Tables -- Ch. 2. Arrest. Prophecies Old and New. A Kiss in Public. Suppliants on the Mount of Olives. Agony as Victory -- Ch. 3. Trial. In the Beginning Was Psalm 2. Bad Memory or Popular Creativity? Mark's Literary Fingerprints. From One to Two Trials. Other Versions, Other Purposes -- Ch. 4. Abuse. Scourging and Abuse. Jesus as Scapegoat. Following the Trail of the Reed -- Ch. 5. Execution. A Thief on Either Side. The Two Thieves as a Test Case. Casting Lots for His Garments. Gall and Vinegar to Drink. Pilate, the Crowd, and the Crucifixion -- Ch. 6. Burial. Burying the Crucified. Hope Is Not History. The Guards at the Tomb. The Women at the Tomb -- Ch. 7. Resurrection. According to the Scriptures. The Cross That Spoke. Apparition and Authority. -- Epilogue: History and Faith.;The death of Jesus is one of the most hotly debated questions in Christianity today. In his massive and highly publicized The Death of the Messiah, Raymond Brown - while clearly rejecting anti-Semitism - never questions the essential historicity of the passion stories. Yet it is these stories, in which the Jews decide Jesus' execution, that have fueled centuries of Christian anti-Semitism.