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The Political Aims of Jesus

by Douglas E. Oakman, Pacific Lutheran Universi ...

Amid competing portrayals of the "cynic Jesus," the "peasant Jesus," and the "apocalyptic Jesus," the "political Jesus" remains a marginal figure. Douglas E. Oakman argues that advances in our social-scientific understanding of the political economy of Roman Galilee, as well as advances in the so-called "Third Quest" for the historical Jesus, warrant a revivaland a critical revisionof H. S. ... Read more

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Amid competing portrayals of the "cynic Jesus," the "peasant Jesus," and the "apocalyptic Jesus," the "political Jesus" remains a marginal figure. Douglas E. Oakman argues that advances in our social-scientific understanding of the political economy of Roman Galilee, as well as advances in the so-called "Third Quest" for the historical Jesus, warrant a revivaland a critical revisionof H. S.
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Palestine in the Time of Jesus

Social Structures and Social Conflicts, Third Edition

by K. C. Hanson, Douglas E. Oakman ...

Hanson and Oakman's landmark and award-winning text, now available in a thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition, has served for a generation to introduce students and other interested readers to key concepts and findings of social-scientific research, enormously illuminating the social context of Jesus and the movement that grew in his name.The social domains and institutions at work in ... Read more

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Hanson and Oakman's landmark and award-winning text, now available in a thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition, has served for a generation to introduce students and other interested readers to key concepts and findings of social-scientific research, enormously illuminating the social context of Jesus and the movement that grew in his name.The social domains and institutions at work in
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Jesus and the Peasants

by Douglas E. Oakman ...

Series Book 4 - Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context
While some of the chapters focus on systemic issues, others probe the depths of individual Gospel passages. The author's keen eye for textual detail, archaeological data, comparative materials, and systemic overviews make this volume a joy for anyone interested in understanding Jesus in his own context. The volume is organized into three interrelated parts: 1) political economy and the peasant ... Read more

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While some of the chapters focus on systemic issues, others probe the depths of individual Gospel passages. The author's keen eye for textual detail, archaeological data, comparative materials, and systemic overviews make this volume a joy for anyone interested in understanding Jesus in his own context. The volume is organized into three interrelated parts: 1) political economy and the peasant
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The Radical Jesus, the Bible, and the Great Transformation

by Douglas E. Oakman ...

Series Book 12 - Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context
The Radical Jesus offers a companion to the author's previous article collection Jesus and the Peasants. Even more than in Jesus and the Peasants, these eleven chapters sharpen the focus on the political-economic meaning of Jesus then and the deeper values embodied in him that perhaps are still pertinent for now. Part One considers his activities and aims within the political economy of first ... Read more

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The Radical Jesus offers a companion to the author's previous article collection Jesus and the Peasants. Even more than in Jesus and the Peasants, these eleven chapters sharpen the focus on the political-economic meaning of Jesus then and the deeper values embodied in him that perhaps are still pertinent for now. Part One considers his activities and aims within the political economy of first
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Imagining Jesus in His Own Culture

Creating Scenarios of the Gospel for Contemplative Prayer

by Jerome H. Neyrey SJ ...

Every disciple imagines Jesus; reading the Gospels we form images of him and of his surroundings. This has been constant practice for those who desire to know him more clearly. We, however, borrow stuff--from stained glass windows, book illustrations, and the like--which is always familiar to us, but which reflects our, not his, culture. This book invites readers to construct different scenarios ... Read more

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Every disciple imagines Jesus; reading the Gospels we form images of him and of his surroundings. This has been constant practice for those who desire to know him more clearly. We, however, borrow stuff--from stained glass windows, book illustrations, and the like--which is always familiar to us, but which reflects our, not his, culture. This book invites readers to construct different scenarios
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The Birth of Christianity

Discovering What Happened In the Years Immediately After the Execution of Jesus

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In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and ... Read more

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In this national bestseller, John Dominic Crossan, the world's leading expert on the historical Jesus, reveals how Christianity emerged in the period following Jesus' death. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Crossan shines new light on the theological and cultural contexts from which the Christian church arose. He argues powerfully that Christianity would have happened with or without Paul and
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The John Dominic Crossan Essential Set

Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Birth of Christianity, The Power of Parable, and The Greatest Prayer

by John Dominic Crossan ...

Four foundational volumes reconstruct the world of the historical Jesus, the birth of the earliest church, and the radical roots of faith.Crossan applies an interdisciplinary method of cross-cultural anthropology, Greco-Roman history, and first-century textual analysis to reconstruct the agrarian peasant society of Galilee.These investigations trace the movement from a rural program of shared ... Read more

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Four foundational volumes reconstruct the world of the historical Jesus, the birth of the earliest church, and the radical roots of faith.Crossan applies an interdisciplinary method of cross-cultural anthropology, Greco-Roman history, and first-century textual analysis to reconstruct the agrarian peasant society of Galilee.These investigations trace the movement from a rural program of shared
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Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine

by Richard A. Horsley ...

This comprehensive critical analysis of the historical Jesus examines his mission and involvement in the conflicted politics of ancient Palestine.In Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine, Richard A. Horsley brings the context and implications of recent historical research to bear on our understanding of Jesus of Nazareth. Based on a critical reconsideration of the Gospels and contemporary ... Read more

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This comprehensive critical analysis of the historical Jesus examines his mission and involvement in the conflicted politics of ancient Palestine.In Jesus and the Politics of Roman Palestine, Richard A. Horsley brings the context and implications of recent historical research to bear on our understanding of Jesus of Nazareth. Based on a critical reconsideration of the Gospels and contemporary
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The Historical Jesus

The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant

by John Dominic Crossan ...

"He comes as yet unknown into a hamlet of Lower Galilee. He is watched by the cold, hard eyes of peasants living long enough at a subsistence level to know exactly where the line is drawn between poverty and destitution. He looks like a beggar yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle. He speaks about the rule of God and they listen as much from ... Read more

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"He comes as yet unknown into a hamlet of Lower Galilee. He is watched by the cold, hard eyes of peasants living long enough at a subsistence level to know exactly where the line is drawn between poverty and destitution. He looks like a beggar yet his eyes lack the proper cringe, his voice the proper whine, his walk the proper shuffle. He speaks about the rule of God and they listen as much from
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Jesus

A Revolutionary Biography

by John Dominic Crossan ...

“Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power.”—New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold, ... Read more

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“Crossan paints his Jesus with great warmth and power.”—New York Times Book ReviewJohn Dominic Crossan is widely regarded as the leading authority on the words and life of Jesus Christ. His classic national bestseller, Jesus, is a powerful and controversial portrait of a courageous revolutionary, philosopher, and political agitator who challenged the prevailing rules of the social order. Bold,
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Paul

The Pagan's Apostle

by Paula Fredriksen ...

A groundbreaking new portrait of the apostle Paul, from one of today’s leading historians of antiquityOften seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history’s closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his ... Read more

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A groundbreaking new portrait of the apostle Paul, from one of today’s leading historians of antiquityOften seen as the author of timeless Christian theology, Paul himself heatedly maintained that he lived and worked in history’s closing hours. His letters propel his readers into two ancient worlds, one Jewish, one pagan. The first was incandescent with apocalyptic hopes, expecting God through his
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Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not

Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies

Edited by Scot McKnight, Joseph B. Modica ...

The New Testament is immersed in the often hostile world of the Roman Empire, but its relationship to that world is complex.What is meant by Jesus' call to "render unto Caesar" his due, when Luke subversively heralds the arrival of a Savior and Lord who is not Caesar, but Christ? Is there tension between Peter's command to "honor the emperor" and John's apocalyptic denouncement of Rome as "Babylon ... Read more

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The New Testament is immersed in the often hostile world of the Roman Empire, but its relationship to that world is complex.What is meant by Jesus' call to "render unto Caesar" his due, when Luke subversively heralds the arrival of a Savior and Lord who is not Caesar, but Christ? Is there tension between Peter's command to "honor the emperor" and John's apocalyptic denouncement of Rome as "Babylon
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