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The Social Gospel of Jesus

Bruce J. Malina

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A dynamic analysis of Jesus' central proclamation
Scholars are agreed that the central metaphor in Jesus' proclamation was the kingdom of God. But what did that phrase mean in the first-century Palestinian world of Jesus? Since it is a political metaphor, what did Jesus envision as the political import of his message? Since this is tied to the political economy, how was that structured in Jesus' day? How is the violence of Jesus' Mediterranean world addressed in the kingdom? And how does self-denial fit into Jesus' agenda?Malina tackles these questions in a very accessible way, providing a social-scientific analysis, meaning that he brings to bear explicit models and a comparative approach toward an exciting interpretation of what Jesus was up to, and how, his first-century audience would have heard him.

Language: English

Pages: 196

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Release: November 08, 2000

ISBN: 0800632478

ISBN 13: 9780800632472

The Social Gospel of Jesus

Bruce J. Malina

3.5/5 ( ratings)

A dynamic analysis of Jesus' central proclamation
Scholars are agreed that the central metaphor in Jesus' proclamation was the kingdom of God. But what did that phrase mean in the first-century Palestinian world of Jesus? Since it is a political metaphor, what did Jesus envision as the political import of his message? Since this is tied to the political economy, how was that structured in Jesus' day? How is the violence of Jesus' Mediterranean world addressed in the kingdom? And how does self-denial fit into Jesus' agenda?Malina tackles these questions in a very accessible way, providing a social-scientific analysis, meaning that he brings to bear explicit models and a comparative approach toward an exciting interpretation of what Jesus was up to, and how, his first-century audience would have heard him.

Language: English

Pages: 196

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Release: November 08, 2000

ISBN: 0800632478

ISBN 13: 9780800632472

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