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Did the historical Jesus preach that God was about to bring an end to human history and impose the divine kingdom on the earth and all its peoples? Four eminent New Testament scholars -Dale Allison, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Stephen Patterson- come together under the direction of Robert J. Miller to debate this, the single most important question about the historical Jesus. Borg, Crossan, and Patterson argue that Jesus taught that God's kingdom was already here, not that it was coming in the near future. Dale Allison defends the widely-held view that Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet. Everyone's cards are on the table in this candid exchange. The disagreements are sharp and the debate is both pointed and respectful. This book is an eloquent exploration of a pressing issue that strongly affects how we understand the historical Jesus and Christian life today.—Publisher

Table of contents: Part one. Text and context. A reading site and strategy for Mark -- The socio-historical site of Mark's story of Jesus -- Part two. Reading the first half of Mark. An introduction to Mark's literary style and strategy: the "first" prologue and call to discipleship (Mk 1:1-20) -- The first direct action campaign: Jesus' assault on the Jewish social order in Capernaum (Mk 1:21-3:35) -- "Listen!" The first sermon on revolutionary patience (Mk 4:1-36) -- Jesus' construction of a new social order, I: the miracle cycle (Mk 4:36-8:9) -- The execution of John and the "First" epilogue (Mk 6:1-32; 7:1-23; 8:10-21) -- Part three. Reading the second half of Mark. Midpoint of the story: the "second" prologue and call to discipleship (Mk 8:22-9:30) -- Jesus' construction of a new social order, II: the teaching cycle (Mk 9:30-10:52) -- The second direct action campaign: Jesus' showdown with the powers in Jerusalem (Mk 11:1-13:3) -- The second sermon on revolutionary patience (Mk 13:4-37) -- Jesus'… Read More

In this accessible and provocative study, Brian Blount reads the book of Revelation through the lens of African American culture, drawing correspondences between Revelation's context and the long-standing suffering of African Americans. Applying the African American social, political, and religious experience as an interpretive cipher for the book's complicated imagery, he contends that Revelation is essentially a story of suffering and struggle amid oppressive assimilation. He examines the language of "martyr" and the image of the lamb, and shows that the thread of resistance to oppressive power that runs through John's hymns resonates with a parallel theme in the music of African America.

New, unused example.Contents: Synopses of the canonical New testament gospels, the extra-canonical gospels of Thomas and Peter, other gospel fragments, and the reconstructed Q Gospel.

New, unused example."A comparison of the synoptic gospels with alternative readings from the manuscripts and noncanonical parallels."

Introduction, translation, and notes by Boniface Ramsey (series editor). Daniel E. Doyle, O.S.A. and Thomas Martin, O.S.A., eds.

New, unused copy.Table of contents: The beauty of Jesus -- God's Kingdom in person -- Divine and human -- Jesus the healer -- The meanings of the miracles -- Jesus the story-teller -- The parable of the father's love -- Jesus the teacher --Facing death -- Jesus the suffering servant -- Jesus the Lord of glory -- Jesus the abiding presence.

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Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics
Pontius Pilate is one of the most enigmatic figures in Christian theology. The only non-Christian to be named in the Nicene Creed, he is presented as a cruel colonial overseer in secular accounts, as a conflicted judge convinced of Jesus's innocence in the Gospels, and as either a pious Christian or a virtual demon in later Christian writings. This book takes Pilate's role in the trial of Jesus as a starting point for investigating the function of legal judgment in Western society and the ways that such judgment requires us to adjudicate the competing claims of the eternal and the historical. Coming just as Agamben is bringing his decades-long Homo Sacer project to an end, Pilate and Jesus sheds considerable light on what is at stake in that series as a whole. At the same time, it stands on its own, perhaps more than any of the author's recent works. It thus serves as a perfect starting place for readers who are curious about Agamben's approach but do not… Read More

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New, unused example.Summary: The idea of "The Rapture" is an extremely popular interpretation of the Book of Revelation in the Bible and a jumping-off point for the best-selling Left Behind series of books. However, most Christian churches and biblical scholars condemn rapture theology as a distortion of Christian faith with little biblical basis. In The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing argues that the Left Behind novels' script for the world's future distorts the Bible, is disingenuous, and flat out wrong. There is neither "rapture" of Christians off the earth, nor does Revelation predict a seven-year tribulation culminating in war in Israel and the Middle East. Rather, Rossing argues, Revelation offers a vision of God's healing love for the world - a love that will not be left behind. The Rapture Exposed makes the case for reclaiming Christianity from fundamentalists' destructive reading of the biblical story and back into God's beloved community.Contents: The destructive racket of rapture -- The… Read More

In this new edition of her major study of the New Testament, Sandra Schneiders proposes a comprehensive hermeneutical theory for New Testament interpretation, which takes full account of the Bible as both sacred Scripture and as a historical-literary classic. Designed to spur reflection on the role of Scripture as revelatory text in the life of the Church and in the lives of individual believers, The Revelatory Text shows that an integral hermeneutical theory can ground a transformational hermeneutical praxis to make the biblical text available as a faith resource to the oppressed as well as to the privileged.
Schneiders investigates the meaning of the theological claim that the Bible is the Word of God" and the "Church's book," along with the implications of these claims for biblical interpretation. She then examines the historical, literary, and religious-spiritual dimensions of the New Testament, highlighting the implications for interpretation theory and methodology, and concludes by putting her… Read More

New, unused copy in original plastic wrapper.Contents: The Exordium ("Introduction") -- The Narratio ("Statement of facts"): The background of Paul's missionary project -- The Propositio ("Thesis, basic contention"): The thesis about the gospel as the powerful embodiment of the righteousness of God -- The Probatio ("Proof"): Four proofs of the thesis and its implications for the Roman congregations -- The Peroratio ("Conclusion"): An appeal for cooperation in missionary activities in Jerusalem, Rome, and Spain.

"This book offers an introduction to the literature of the New Testament, demonstrating how these writings can be approached and critically studied in an academic setting. Bruce Chilton and Deirdre J. Good, two respected New Testament scholars, provide a narrative of the historical context and social world of the books of the New Testament, a chronological survey of the Gospels and letters, and the remaining writings (Apocrypha, Apocalyptic) with their special focus on the emerging church. Together with textboxes, exercises, questions, further readings, maps, timeline, and glossary, this brief introduction surveys and employs leading methods of study and equips students with the general literacy needed for successful and serious study of New Testament writings"--Publisher description.

New, unused example.Table of contents: Introduction: Asking the right questions? : perspective and approach / Joseph A. Marchal -- Historical approaches : which past? whose past? / Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre -- Rhetorical approaches : introducing the art of persuasion in Paul and Pauline studies / Todd Penner and Davina C. Lopez -- Spatial perspectives : space and archaeology in Roman Philippi / Laura S. Nasrallah -- Economic approaches : scarce resources and interpretive opportunities / Peter S. Oakes -- Visual perspectives : imag(in)ing the big Pauline picture / Davina C. Lopez -- Feminist approaches : rethinking history and resisting ideologies / Cynthia Briggs Kittredge -- Jewish perspectives : a Jewish apostle to the Gentiles / Pamela Eisenbaum -- African American approaches : rehumanizing the reader against racism and reading through experience / Demetrius K. Williams -- Asian American perspectives : ambivalence of the model minority and perpetual foreigner / Sze-kar Wan -- Postcolonial approaches… Read More

Contents:Introduction / Brian K. Blount, Cain Hope Felder, Clarice J. Martin, and Emerson B. Powery -- African American biblical interpretation -- Slavery in the early church / Mitzi J. Smith -- The place and role of Africa and African imagery in the Bible / Rodney S. Sadler Jr. -- Paul and African American biblical interpretation / Abraham Smith -- "We will make our own future text" : an alternate orientation to interpretation / Vincent L. Wimbush -- Womanist biblical interpretation / Raquel St. Clair -- African American preaching and the Bible / Cleophus J. LaRue -- African American art and biblical interpretation / James A. Noel -- Commentary on the New Testament -- Matthew / Michael Joseph Brown -- Mark / Emerson B. Powery -- Luke / Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder -- John / Allen Dwight Callahan -- Acts / Demetrius K. Williams -- Romans / Thomas L. Hoyt Jr. -- 1 Corinthians / Boykin Sanders -- 2 Corinthians / Guy Nave -- Galatians / Brad R. Braxton -- Ephesians / Mitzi J. Smith -- Philippians / Monya… Read More