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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 [Text] Mary Ann Beavis - Minneapolis Fortress Press c2006 - viii, 168 p.

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 0800635620

2006020540

BR 115.P7B34 2006 / BR 115.P7B34 2006

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