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Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world / Mary Ann Beavis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006.Description: viii, 168 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 0800635620 (alk. paper)
  • 9780800635626
Other title:
  • Jesus and utopia
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 270.1 22
LOC classification:
  • BR115.P7 B34 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Item type: Books
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BR 115 .P7 B34 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA24800 c.2 Available AUA24800
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks BKS BR 115 .P7 B34 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA25437 Available AUA25437

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.