Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The zealots and Jesus / J.P.M. Sweet -- The revolution theory from Reimarus to Brandon / E. Bammel -- The date and character of Mark / F.F. Bruce -- Some observations on Tendenzkritik / C.F.D. Moule -- Argumentum e silentio / G.M. Styler -- The poor and the zealots / E. Bammel -- The opposition between Jesus and Judaism / Helmut Merkel -- Judaeo-Christianity and the Jewish establishment, A.D. 33-66 / B. Reicke -- A.D. 70 in Christian reflection / G.W.H. Lampe -- The trial of Jesus in the Acta Pilati / G.W.H. Lampe -- Christ as brigand in ancient anti-Christian polemic / William Horbury -- Jesus as a political agent in a version of the Josippon / E. Bammel -- The feeding of the multitude / E. Bammel -- The coin of 'render unto Caesar...' (a note on some aspects of Mark 12:13-17; Matt. 22:15-22, Luke 20:20-26) / H. St J. Hart -- Render to Caesar / F.F. Bruce -- The temple tax / William Horbury -- 'Not peace but a sword': Matt. 10:34ff; Luke 12:51ff / Matthew Black -- The decision of the supreme court to put Jesus to death (John 11:47-57) in its context: tradition and redaction in the Gospel of John / Walter Grundmann -- The 'triumphal' entry / David R. Catchpole -- The two swords (Luke 22:35-38) / G.W.H. Lampe -- The titulus / E. Bammel -- Romans 13 / E. Bammel -- Biblical criticism criticized: with reference to the Markan report of Jesus's examination before the Sanhedrin / K. Schubert -- The political charge against Jesus (Luke 23:2) / Gerhard Schneider -- The trial before Pilate / E. Bammel -- 'His witness is true': a test of the Johannine claim / John A.T. Robinson.