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Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves

Gregory C. Jenks
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Description:Exceeds maximum length of 2000 characters; This book is written from an intentionally progressive Christian perspective. It draws together multiple strands from the author's personal and professional critical biblical scholarship, field archaeology, parish ministry, seminary teaching, and personal religious practice. In this book you will find a profile of what Jesus may have been like within the context of Second Temple Judaism. This is set alongside selected aspects of the Jesus tradition as preserved in the earliest Christian writings. Neither is ascribed primacy over the other, but each casts light on the other and both inform the final part of the book that traces some of the ways in which Jesus communities now might shape their collective and individual lives. The book begins with recent research into the diverse expressions of Jewish identity and practice in the early Roman period. These chapters focus on three key the villages of Galilee as the primary setting for the activity of Jesus, the politics of the Herodian succession, and the significance of continued Jewish religious aspirations for divine intervention. This is followed by a careful consideration of the Jesus tradition in the Gospels. Four issues are considered in Jesus and the kingdom of God; Jesus and the afterlife; friends and opponents of Jesus; and his death by public execution on a cross. The interplay of these four themes, together with the contextual dynamics of the previous section, generates a composite image that blends the various glimpses of Jesus into a more realistic impression. The third section explores some of the more controversial aspects of Christianity in the contemporary world. How do we celebrate the humanity of Jesus alongside the traditional focus on the divinity of Jesus, this book celebrates the humanity of Jesus. What is the significance of resurrection in a culture where individual survival beyond phWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves. To get started finding Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Exceeds maximum length of 2000 characters; This book is written from an intentionally progressive Christian perspective. It draws together multiple strands from the author's personal and professional critical biblical scholarship, field archaeology, parish ministry, seminary teaching, and personal religious practice. In this book you will find a profile of what Jesus may have been like within the context of Second Temple Judaism. This is set alongside selected aspects of the Jesus tradition as preserved in the earliest Christian writings. Neither is ascribed primacy over the other, but each casts light on the other and both inform the final part of the book that traces some of the ways in which Jesus communities now might shape their collective and individual lives. The book begins with recent research into the diverse expressions of Jewish identity and practice in the early Roman period. These chapters focus on three key the villages of Galilee as the primary setting for the activity of Jesus, the politics of the Herodian succession, and the significance of continued Jewish religious aspirations for divine intervention. This is followed by a careful consideration of the Jesus tradition in the Gospels. Four issues are considered in Jesus and the kingdom of God; Jesus and the afterlife; friends and opponents of Jesus; and his death by public execution on a cross. The interplay of these four themes, together with the contextual dynamics of the previous section, generates a composite image that blends the various glimpses of Jesus into a more realistic impression. The third section explores some of the more controversial aspects of Christianity in the contemporary world. How do we celebrate the humanity of Jesus alongside the traditional focus on the divinity of Jesus, this book celebrates the humanity of Jesus. What is the significance of resurrection in a culture where individual survival beyond phWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves. To get started finding Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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