Description: 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 values of Jesus, 2) the Jesus traditions within peasant
realities, and 3) the peasant aims of Jesus. Endorsements: ""Anyone
who has ever wondered why the Lord's Prayer asks for the gift of
bread and the forgiveness of debts has got to read this book.
Anyone who has never wondered has even more cause to read this
book. Anyone curious about the real value of a denarius or Jesus's
take on the morality of money or how many calories were necessary
to keep from starving or how Jesus advised to resist an economic
system geared for devouring widows' houses--anyone, in short, eager
to learn of the day-to-day realities of first-century Palestine as
the matrix for Jesus's message can't get and read this book soon
enough. ""Behind the rich information on the peasant world of Jesus
and his appeal to first-century peasants is a constant
hermeneutical question humming in the background: what does this
mean for us today? What are those 'general human concerns' that
suggest some link or bridge between ancient Israelite farmers and
urban yuppies? How might a 'realist' stance of reading find in the
biblical experience and its symbols voices that speak about 'the
essentially human'? ""The information that Oakman provides in these
essays is essential for understanding the world of Jesus and his
peasant perspective. The moves Oakman suggests for bridging the gap
from past to present are essential for keeping a reading of the
Bible from becoming an exercise in canonical archaeology or an
illusion that the Bible is hot off the divine press."" --John
Elliott, University of San Francisco, Emeritus About the
Contributor(s): Douglas E. Oakman is Professor of New Testament and
Dean of Humanities at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma,
Washington. He is also the author of Jesus and the Economic
Questions of His Day and coauthor of Palestine in the Time of
Jesus.
General
Imprint: |
Wipf & Stock Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Matrix: The Bible in Mediterranean Context, 4 |
Release date: |
December 2007 |
First published: |
2008 |
Authors: |
Douglas E. Oakman
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Dimensions: |
229 x 166 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
336 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59752-275-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-59752-275-9 |
Barcode: |
9781597522755 |
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