Charismatic Leader and His Followers

Taking as his starting-point Jesus' saying in Matt 8:22, "e;Let the dead bury the dead,"e; Professor Hengel subjects Jesus' discipleship sayings to a rigorous historical scrutiny. The sharp break with contemporary Jewish mores in Matt 8:22 leads Hengel to a consideration of other contemporary forms of discipleship -- Cynic, Rabbinic, and Zealot. Rejecting the view that Jesus was some kind of rabbi...