Beavis, Mary Ann. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0800635620 (pbk) 9780800635626 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006020540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Jesus Christ.<br/>Jesus Christ--Kingdom.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christianity and politics.<br/>Kingdom of God.<br/>Utopias.<br/>Utopias--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR115.P7  / B34 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>270.1 Bea 2006