Jesus and the powers

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Titel
Jesus and the powers
Untertitel
conflict, covenant, and the hope of the poor
Verfasserangabe
Richard A. Horsley
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Verlag
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Minneapolis, Minn.
Jahr
Umfang
viii, 248 S.; 23 cm
ISBN13
978-0-8006-9708-2
Fußnote
Literaturverz.: S. 231 - 237
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Annotation
Refusing a false dichotomy between 'politics' and 'religion' in Jesus' world (and our own), Richard A. Horsley explores Jesus' response to the imperial power of his day. Jesus and the Powers highlight the relevance of political realities under great empires for the rise of covenantal theology and apocalyptic vision in Israel's history; situates aspects of Jesus' prophetic and exorcising activity in the context of the Roman Empire; and shows how the character of his death by crucifixion itself galvanized the movement around him as his followers shaped a new community life in the shadow of imperial powers.