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Jesus & Utopia

Name: Jesus & Utopia
Price: 24.9 GBP
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Author: Mary Ann Beavis
ISBN: 9780800635626

Looking for the Kingdom of God in the Roman World

by Mary Ann Beavis

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224 pages
Publisher: Fontana Press Alban Books
15.5 x 23.1 x 1.4 cm

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For students of the historical Jesus movement

Explains the influence of ancient utopian thinking

Offers you a fresh way to view the Kingdom of God

An insightful exploration of the historical Jesus, re-examining his message through the lens of ancient utopian thought.

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This study of the historical Jesus focuses on the context of ancient Utopian thought and Utopian communities. It covers the Essene community and Philo's discussion of the Therapeutae, and argues that only ancient Utopian thought accounts for the lack of explicit political messages in Jesus' message of the kingdom of God. The book examines ancient Utopias, biblical Utopias, ideal communities in early Judaism and Jesus's preaching of the kingdom of God in Utopian context. It also provides a dramatic new context for understanding Jesus.