The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels

The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels
Title The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels PDF eBook
Author Wolfgang Stegemann
Publisher Fortress Press
Pages 432
Release
Genre Religion
ISBN 9781451420432

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Contributions by internationally known scholars from the United States, Germany, Scotland, Spain, and Canada move beyond many of the impasses in historical Jesus research. Includes essays using social sciences, social history, and traditional historical methods.

The Social Gospel of Jesus

The Social Gospel of Jesus
Title The Social Gospel of Jesus PDF eBook
Author Bruce J. Malina
Publisher Fortress Press
Pages 200
Release 2001
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780800632472

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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.

The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels

The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels
Title The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels PDF eBook
Author Bruce J. Malina
Publisher Routledge
Pages 280
Release 2002-11-01
Genre History
ISBN 1134757646

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In order to interpret historical writings, the reader must not employ their modern understanding of the world, but must strive to grasp the mindset of the original audience. To assist the twentieth-century New Testament reader in understanding the literal meaning of the New Testament is the goal of this collection of essays. The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels provides the reader with a set of possible scenarios for reading the New Testament: How did first-century persons think about themselves and others? Did they think Jesus was a charismatic leader? Why did they call God 'father'? Were they concerned with their gender roles? The eight essays in this collection were previously published in books and journals generally not available to many readers. Carefully selected and edited, this collection will be both an introduction and an invaluable source of reference to Bruce Malina's thought.

The Gospel According to Matthew

The Gospel According to Matthew
Title The Gospel According to Matthew PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Canongate U.S.
Pages 100
Release 1999
Genre Bibles
ISBN 9780802136169

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The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.

The Historical Jesus of the Gospels

The Historical Jesus of the Gospels
Title The Historical Jesus of the Gospels PDF eBook
Author Craig S. Keener
Publisher Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Pages 870
Release 2012-04-13
Genre Religion
ISBN 0802868886

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The earliest substantive sources available for historical Jesus research are in the Gospels themselves; when interpreted in their early Jewish setting, their picture of Jesus is more coherent and plausible than are the competing theories offered by many modern scholars. So argues Craig Keener in The Historical Jesus of the Gospels. In exploring the depth and riches of the material found in the Synoptic Gospels, Keener shows how many works on the historical Jesus emphasize just one aspect of the Jesus tradition against others, but a much wider range of material in the Jesus tradition makes sense in an ancient Jewish setting. Keener masterfully uses a broad range of evidence from the early Jesus traditions and early Judaism to reconstruct a fuller portrait of the Jesus who lived in history.

The Historical Jesus in Context

The Historical Jesus in Context
Title The Historical Jesus in Context PDF eBook
Author Amy-Jill Levine
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 454
Release 2006-11-05
Genre Religion
ISBN 0691009929

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Jesus Before the Gospels

Jesus Before the Gospels
Title Jesus Before the Gospels PDF eBook
Author Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher HarperCollins
Pages 233
Release 2016-03-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 0062285238

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The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today examines oral tradition and its role in shaping the stories about Jesus we encounter in the New Testament—and ultimately in our understanding of Christianity. Throughout much of human history, our most important stories were passed down orally—including the stories about Jesus before they became written down in the Gospels. In this fascinating and deeply researched work, leading Bible scholar Bart D. Ehrman investigates the role oral history has played in the New Testament—how the telling of these stories not only spread Jesus’ message but helped shape it. A master explainer of Christian history, texts, and traditions, Ehrman draws on a range of disciplines, including psychology and anthropology, to examine the role of memory in the creation of the Gospels. Explaining how oral tradition evolves based on the latest scientific research, he demonstrates how the act of telling and retelling impacts the story, the storyteller, and the listener—crucial insights that challenge our typical historical understanding of the silent period between when Jesus lived and died and when his stories began to be written down. As he did in his previous books on religious scholarship, debates on New Testament authorship, and the existence of Jesus of Nazareth, Ehrman combines his deep knowledge and meticulous scholarship in a compelling and eye-opening narrative that will change the way we read and think about these sacred texts.