| Bibliography Also see For Further Study 1. The Historical Setting of the Passion Martin Hengel, Crucifixion (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1977). Studies the function and meaning of this form of capital punishment in Roman law. Frederick J. Murphy, The Religious World of Jesus (Nashville: Abingdon, 1991). A fine introduction to the Judaism of Jesus' day. Donald Senior, Jesus: A Gospel Portrait (New York: Paulist, rev. ed., 1992). A study of the historical Jesus, including the circumstances of his death. 2. Archaeological studies: Dan Bahat, "Does the Holy Sepulcher Church Mark the Burial of Jesus?" Biblical Archaeology Review 12 (1986) 26-45. A good survey of this much debated question. Gabriel Barkaky, "The Garden Tomb - Was Jesus Buried Here?" Biblical Archaeology Review 12 (1986) 40-57. Jack Finegan, The Archaeology of the New Testament (Princeton University Press: Princeton, 1992). A fine presentation with copious illustrations. Joseph Fitzmyer, "Crucifixion in Palestine, Qumran, and the New Testament," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 40 (1978) 493-513. Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, O.P. The Holy Land: An Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700 (New York: Oxford University Press, 3rd ed., 1992). A guidebook and a good succinct summary of the archaeological facts about different sites. Hershal Shanks, Jerusalem: An Archaeological Biography (New York: Random House, 1995). A beautifully illustrated summary of the archaeological evidence for each period of Jerusalem's history, including a chapter on Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. Robert L. Wilkin, The Land Called Holy: Palestine in Christian History and Thought (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992). A historical and theological reflection on the phenomenon of Christian pilgrimage, particularly to the site of Jesus' death and burial. John Wilkinson, Jerusalem as Jesus Knew It: Archaeology as Evidence (London: Thames and Hudson, 1978). Especially good on the question of whether the Holy Sepulcher was the actual site of Jesus' death and burial. 3. On the Passion in the New Testament: Raymond E. Brown, S.S., The Death of the Messiah (2 volumes; New York: Doubleday, 1994). A massive resource that studies the passion accounts from the Gethsemane scene to the burials. Although it is not intended as a major focus, the author also takes up many historical issues. John T. Carroll and Joel B. Green, The Death of Jesus in Early Christianity (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1995). Views the passion as reflected in all of the New Testament writings from both historical and theological points of view. Frank J. Matera, Passion Narratives and Gospel Theologies (New York: Paulist, 1986). A study of the passion narratives in the Synoptic Gospels. Donald Senior, C.P., The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1985); The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1984); The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1989); The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of John (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1991). Each of these four volumes studies the passion narrative in the context of that gospel, concentrating on the meaning of the passion. Gerard S. Sloyan, The Crucifixion of Jesus: History, Myth, Faith (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1995). Studies the passion in the context of the Scriptures and as it has been interpreted in subsequent Christian history.
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