The Political Aims of Jesus
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, New Testament, Criticism & Interpretation
| Author: | Douglas E. Oakman | ISBN: | 9781451424317 |
| Publisher: | Fortress Press | Publication: | August 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Douglas E. Oakman |
| ISBN: | 9781451424317 |
| Publisher: | Fortress Press |
| Publication: | August 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Fortress Press |
| Language: | English |
Amid competing portrayals of the "cynic Jesus," the "peasant Jesus," and the "apocalyptic Jesus," the "political Jesus" remains a marginal figure. Douglas E. Oakman argues that advances in our social-scientific understanding of the political economy of Roman Galilee, as well as advances in the so-called "Third Quest" for the historical Jesus, warrant a revival—and a critical revision—of H. S. Reimarus's understanding of Jesus as an instigator of revolutionary change.
Amid competing portrayals of the "cynic Jesus," the "peasant Jesus," and the "apocalyptic Jesus," the "political Jesus" remains a marginal figure. Douglas E. Oakman argues that advances in our social-scientific understanding of the political economy of Roman Galilee, as well as advances in the so-called "Third Quest" for the historical Jesus, warrant a revival—and a critical revision—of H. S. Reimarus's understanding of Jesus as an instigator of revolutionary change.
