Jesus and the Spiral of Violence Popular Jewish Resistance in Roman Palestine

Name: Jesus and the Spiral of Violence Popular Jewish Resistance in Roman Palestine
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ISBN: 9780800627102

ISBN-10: 0800627105

ISBN-13: 9780800627102

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard A. Horsley

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From this engrossing portrait of first-century Palestine, Jesus emerges as the catalyst of nonviolent social revolution that anticipates the renewal of Israel. This fascinating analysis opens up a new perspective of the Roman-dominated Jewish Palestine of Jesus' time, viewing it as an "imperial situation" in which individual acts of violence were responses to institutionalized repression and injustice. Richard A. Horsley reveals the fiercely nationalistic Zealots as largely the fabrication of historians and exposes the erroneous view of Jesus as the sober prophet of nonviolence. In claiming the presence of the kingdom of God, Jesus aimed at catalyzing the renewal of the people of Israel,…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Publisher: 1517 Media
Publication date: 1/1/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.45" wide x 8.49" long x 1.11" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English