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Abstract Did Jesus know, before his capture, that he would face a hard death in Jerusalem? This chapter introduces the problem of Jesus' predictions of his own death in the gospels. What are these predictions? And are they credible? It is argued that Jesus' presentiments of death should not be dismissed by modern commentators. And it is suggested, further, that they should not merely be seen as instances of "prophecy." For the first-century philosopher Seneca wrote: "The wise man knows all the things that are in store for him." In a first-century context, Jesus' presentiments of death do not only mark him out as a prophetic figure, but as a philosophical one.
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