It gave special attention to the amount of memorization required of young boys in the home and the synagogue school.

[3] Riesner's second major contribution was his study of the chronology of the apostle Paul's early work after his conversion to Christianity.

This work was published as Die Frühzeit des Apostels Paulus (English translation Paul's Early Period).

In addition to many original insights, this book is one of the most comprehensive surveys of scholarly opinions about the chronology of Paul's work and the spread of early Christianity.

[4] Prof Riesner's writings cover many other topics including the geography and archaeology of ancient Palestine, the Essene community (by whom the Dead Sea Scrolls were perhaps written), and the crossroads of Protestant and Roman Catholic belief.