TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beavis Mary Ann
TI  - Jesus & utopia : Looking  for the kingdom of God in the Roman world 
SN  - 0800635620
AV  - BR 115.P7B34 2006 BR 115.P7B34 2006
U1  - 270.1 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Jesus Christ.
KW  - Utopias
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Kingdom of God
KW  - Christianity and politics
N1  - 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
ER  -