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Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world / Mary Ann Beavis.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006.Description: viii, 168 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 0800635620 (alk. paper)
  • 9780800635626
Other title:
  • Jesus and utopia
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 270.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BR115.P7 B34 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: ancient utopias, Jesus, and the kingdom of God -- Ancient, classical, and Hellenistic utopias -- Biblical utopias: from Eden to the kingdom of God -- Ideal communities in early Judaism: essenes, therapeutai, havurot -- Jesus and the kingdom of God in biblical scholarship -- Jesus' preaching of the kingdom of God in utopian context -- Conclusion: from Basileia to Ekklesia.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BR 115 .P7 B34 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA24800 2 Available AUA24800
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BR 115 .P7 B34 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA25437 Available AUA25437

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and indexes.

Introduction: ancient utopias, Jesus, and the kingdom of God -- Ancient, classical, and Hellenistic utopias -- Biblical utopias: from Eden to the kingdom of God -- Ideal communities in early Judaism: essenes, therapeutai, havurot -- Jesus and the kingdom of God in biblical scholarship -- Jesus' preaching of the kingdom of God in utopian context -- Conclusion: from Basileia to Ekklesia.

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