Jesus, a Jewish Galilean : a new reading of the Jesus-story / Sean Freyne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freyne, Seán.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology.

Galilee (Israel)--History.

Galilee (Israel).

Jesus Christ--Biography.

Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2004.

Summary:

These provided the raw material for Jesus' own response to the issues of the day, from which he fashioned his own distinctive views of Israel's restoration and his own role in that project. Although Freyne is in touch with all recent scholarship about the historical Jesus, he brings his own distinctive take on the issues both with regard to Galilean society and Jesus' grounding in his own religious tradition. His Jesus is both Jewish and yet distinctive in his concerns and the ways in which he responds to the ecological, social and religious issues of his own time and place. Freyne seeks to re

Contents:

Contents; Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Jesus, Jews and Galilee: Introducing the Issues; 2 Jesus and the Ecology of Galilee; 3 Stories of Conquest and Settlement; 4 Zion Beckons; 5 Confronting the Challenges of Empire; 6 Death in Jerusalem; Epilogue: Return to Galilee; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index of References; General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613271181

9781283271189

1283271184

9780567588531

056758853X

OCLC:

741691484