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The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels

Name: The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels
Price: 40.17 GBP
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Author: Stegemann
ISBN: 9780800634520

by Stegemann

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404 pages
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
15.2 x 22.9 x 2.2 cm

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For those curious about Jesus' social world.

The Social Setting of Jesus reveals key cultural insights.

You’ll understand Jesus' message in a deeper way.

Discover the rich social context of Jesus and the Gospels through insightful essays that explore ancient economics, politics, and community life.

Our Mission

Equipping you for life's journey with Jesus:

Now a team of 60 – we've been serving the Church since 2004
Together we've raised over £1,000,000 for UK Christian charities
25,000 churches are using the Eden Plus account

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The context of Jesus, his followers, and the early movement

What do the social sciences have to contribute to the study of Jesus and the Gospels? This is the fundamental question that these essays all address from analyses of ancient economics to altered states of consciousness, politics, ritual, kinship, and labeling.

Contributors: Bruce J. Malina, Wolfgang Stegemann, Richard L. Rohrbaugh, Ekkehard W. Stegemann, Gerd Theissen, T. Raymond Hobbs, Dennis C. Duling, K.C. Hanson, Philip F. Esler, S. Scott Bartchy, John J. Pilch, Christian Strecker, Richard DeMaris, Stuart L. Love, Jerome H. Neyrey, Douglas E. Oakman, Gary Stansell, Santiago Oporto Guijarro