Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world /
Beavis, Mary Ann.
Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world / Jesus and utopia Mary Ann Beavis. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006. - viii, 168 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
0800635620 (pbk) 9780800635626
2006020540
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ--Kingdom.
Christianity and politics.
Kingdom of God.
Utopias.
Utopias--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR115.P7 / B34 2006
270.1 Bea 2006
Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world / Jesus and utopia Mary Ann Beavis. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006. - viii, 168 p. ; 23 cm.
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.
0800635620 (pbk) 9780800635626
2006020540
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ--Kingdom.
Christianity and politics.
Kingdom of God.
Utopias.
Utopias--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR115.P7 / B34 2006
270.1 Bea 2006