Abstract:
The essay puts the view of Schmithals of the historical circumstances
behind a great part of the writings of the New Testament. He makes
'aposunagogos' the terminus technicus referring to what happened in the
background. 'Aposunagogos' refers to the exclusion of Christians, confessing
Jesus as the Messiah, from the synagogue in the years following
the destruction of the temple in 70 A D by the Romans. Several texts are
being discussed reflecting the power of Schmithals' exegesis.
