Book Description
Gathers key extra-biblical writings that provide the necessary background for Gospel passages in one handy volume.
Author : Darrell L. Bock
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 26,52 MB
Release : 2005-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0801027195
Gathers key extra-biblical writings that provide the necessary background for Gospel passages in one handy volume.
Author : Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 29,38 MB
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 140082737X
The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and descriptions of a broad range of texts that shed new light on the Jesus of history, including pagan prayers and private inscriptions, miracle tales and martyrdoms, parables and fables, divorce decrees and imperial propaganda. The translated materials--from Christian, Coptic, and Jewish as well as Greek, Roman, and Egyptian texts--extend beyond single phrases to encompass the full context, thus allowing readers to locate Jesus in a broader cultural setting than is usually made available. This book demonstrates that only by knowing the world in which Jesus lived and taught can we fully understand him, his message, and the spread of the Gospel. Gathering in one place material that was previously available only in disparate sources, this formidable book provides innovative insight into matters no less grand than first-century Jewish and Gentile life, the composition of the Gospels, and Jesus himself.
Author : Marinus de Jonge
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,47 MB
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664250102
In Christology in Context, Marinus de Jonge presents the varied response to Jesus of Nazareth by his first-century followers. A scholarly yet highly accessible work, this book provides a knowledge base for formal, systematic analysis of New Testament Christology.
Author : Lynn Tuttle Gunney
Publisher : Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781558965249
Meet Jesus is a picture book that introduces young children (ages 4-8) to Jesus and his lessons of love, kindness, forgiveness and peace. Meet Jesus emphasizes the humanity rather than the divinity of Jesus, giving the story broad appeal for liberal or progressive Christians and non-Christians alike. The text includes Bible references with corresponding Bible passages in the back of the book.
Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 14,70 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802842121
The most important development in recent historical Jesus studies is the attempt to understand the ministry of Jesus in "political" terms. In calling the nation of Israel to repentance, Jesus served as a national prophet concerned with the salvation of Israel. Scot McKnight furthers this line of inquiry by showing how Jesus' teachings are to be understood in relation to his role as a political figure. McKnight looks closely at Jesus' teachings on God, the kingdom, and ethics, demonstrating in each case how Jesus' mission to restore Israel brings his teachings into a bold new light.
Author : Richard A. Horsley
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 19,28 MB
Release :
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451416695
*Applies new methods to the study of the historical Jesus * Includes illuminating maps
Author : David Bivin
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Dead Sea scrolls
ISBN : 9780974948225
Author : Ralph E. Enlow, Jr.
Publisher : Kirkdale Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 2019-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1683592980
What did Jesus really mean when he said, "Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, the servant of all" (Mark 9:35)? Servant leadership is commended by popular leadership writers and scholars. However, much of the practical, theoretical, and even theological commentary on servant leadership doesn't do the Bible justice. It fails to account for the context and history of interpretation around this often-quoted saying of Jesus. This context has everything to do with a truly biblical understanding of servant leadership, and that's what Servant of All unfolds. In a culture where greatness is often confused with fame or competence, Servant of All is a much-needed correction. This useful guide includes personal and group reflection questions, ideal for ministry training and discipleship.
Author : David P. Gushee
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802874215
Comprehensive update of the leading Christian ethics textbook of the 21st century Ever since its original publication in 2003, Glen Stassen and David Gushee's Kingdom Ethics has offered students, pastors, and other readers an outstanding framework for Christian ethical thought, one that is solidly rooted in Scripture, especially Jesus's teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. This substantially revised edition of Kingdom Ethics features enhanced and updated treatments of all major contemporary ethical issues. David Gushee's revisions include updated data and examples, a more global perspective, more gender-inclusive language, a clearer focus on methodology, discussion questions added
Author : Douglas John Hall
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451407167
In this small gem of theological reflection, North America's foremost "theologian of the cross" offers a profound and compelling contemplation on the relevance of the church's most fundamental confession. Hall ponders what confessing Jesus as crucified means in today's context, one that is postmodern, pluralistic, multicultural, and in some respects post-Christian. A digest of his monumental trilogy, this book lays out in brief compass the heart of Hall's theology of the cross, contrasting it sharply with the theology of established Christianity, showing how it reframes classical Christology and soteriology, and drawing the implications for what it means to be human, for Christian ethics, and for the church.