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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2003
ISBN 10: 0567088790ISBN 13: 9780567088796
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. These studies represent a stocktaking at the end of the 20th century of the unity we have and a reassessment of the unity we seek. It provides a well-documented overview of the field: a thorough and accessible introduction for everyone with an interest in ecumenism and a resource for everyone involved at any level. A substantial section charts some of the major ecumenical developments of the 20th century and some of the new problems that have emerged. The goal of visible unity remains unchanged - but what sort of visible unity and how should we move towards it? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2005
ISBN 10: 0567084876ISBN 13: 9780567084873
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Paul Weller argues that continuation of the Church of England as an establishment is theologically and politically inadequate to the religious, social and political landscape of the twenty-first century. Within an outline of the contemporary religious landscape and the empirical results of research into the nature and extent of religious discrimination, Time for a Change traces the historical and contemporary contours and implications of establishment. A range of alternative social, legal historical, theological and ecclesiological approaches and models are examined and aspects of 'negotiation theory' are used to explore the conditions and dynamics necessary for transition and change. Finally, Weller argues that often-neglected perspectives of Baptist Christian tradition - in particular its theologically founded commitment to religious freedom and voluntaryist ecclesiology - offer more adequate resources for shaping the Christian future in a religiously plural and secular society than perspectives historically associated with establishment. Time for a Change shows that, through the conjunction of social, political, demographic, theological and ecclesiological developments, a 'kairos' or decision time has arrived for establishment. It aims to stimulate a social and religious dialogue leading to the evolution of a new 'socio-religious contract'. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1991
ISBN 10: 0567292010ISBN 13: 9780567292018
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Unlike Jesus, Paul has not appeared often in the movies, either as a leading man or as a part of the supporting cast. In Finding Saint Paul in the Movies, Walsh finds a Paul who is a stranger to our questions and ideologies. As Paul does not appear often in film, the films that the book brings into dialogue with Paul have only metaphorical connections with the Paul of Christian and academic discourse. The films relate to Paul only as Walsh's interpretations of the films and of Paul render Paul the films' precursor. Walsh's book works more abstractly. It has four major topics distributed in an equal number of chapters: Paul's concept of grace (the inclusion of the Gentiles); Paul's apocalyptic visions and worldview; Paul's struggles with theodicy and community formation; and Paul's apostolic or canonical status. He examines movies such as Tender Mercies, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Places in the Heart, Donnie Darko, Witness, The Truman Show, Strange Days, Being John Malkovich, Fargo, Crimes and Misdemeanours, and The Apostle. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1995
ISBN 10: 0567292819ISBN 13: 9780567292810
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1995
ISBN 10: 0567292851ISBN 13: 9780567292858
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This book meets the long-standing need for a comprehensive account of the public law of Scotland. Although dealing with the main elements of the United Kingdom constitution, a substantial proportion of the book is concerned with individual freedom and the legality of government action, where the law of Scotland is distinctive. It also seeks to integrate European matters into the study of the constitution.Scots Public Law concentrates on the processes of the constitution through which government is conducted and held accountable, and through which laws are made.Of particular value to those studying and practising law and administration, this book will also be of interest to all those who require a clear and up-to-date account of Scots public law.Previously a T & T Clarke publication. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1987
ISBN 10: 0005999790ISBN 13: 9780005999790
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1988
ISBN 10: 0005999774ISBN 13: 9780005999776
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2010
ISBN 10: 056726890XISBN 13: 9780567268907
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This title presents a powerful re-statement of Liberal Protestantism for the twenty first century, especially alive to the imperative of inter faith dialogue and understanding. In this highly accessible, passionately argued and scholarly book, Ian Bradley presents fundamentalism, born a hundred years ago in the United States of America, as the great twentieth century heresy and aberration. He identifies and seeks to reclaim for the twenty first century a liberal theological tradition existing in Christianity, Islam, Judaism and the other major world faiths. This liberal heart is found in their scriptures and was often to the fore in their foundational stages but has more recently been overlaid with conservative reaction, fundamentalism and fear. He defines this liberal theology in terms of the four values of grace, order, openness and diversity which he suggests can be read by Christians as key attributes of the three persons of the Trinity and of God in Trinity as a whole. This book counters the growing influence of narrow, exclusive judgemental religious conservatism with a powerful reassertion of the liberal gospel of grace, goodness and generosity grounded in the being of God. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2004
ISBN 10: 0567082881ISBN 13: 9780567082886
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2006
ISBN 10: 0567031128ISBN 13: 9780567031129
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The new edition of this classic textbook focuses more strongly on current debates and expands on a variety of topics, with contributions on natural law approaches, virtue ethics in a pluralistic/postmodern world, the influential notion of the 'common good', just war theory, genetics and biotechnology, euthanasia and global justice, and sex and gender issues. Important modern contributions to Christian ethics are set out alongside classic texts from Augustine, Aquinas and Luther. The modern writers range from thinkers such as Niebuhr, Barth and Bonhoeffer to recent liberation and Third World theologians. Each series of texts is systematically analysed. The differing ethical positions and arguments are examined together with the social and historical factors which shaped them. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2015
ISBN 10: 056765737XISBN 13: 9780567657374
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Second Vatican Council endorsed an engagement with the modern and secularized world through a renewed proclamation of the Gospel. John Paul II described this as the New Evangelization, and in 2010, Benedict XVI confirmed this priority by creating the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization to 're-propose the perennial truth of the Gospel.' The New Evangelization was the subject of the Synod of Bishops in 2012 and in 2014 Pope Francis gave his reflections on the topic in Evangelii Gaudium. The New Evangelization draws on material presented and discussed at the conference 'Vatican II, 50 Years On: The New Evangelization' organised by Leeds Trinity University on 26-29th June 2012. Part I traces the historical and theological links between the Council and the New Evangelization. Part II examines the renewed understanding of the Church as a result of the Council and the extent to which it is shaped by civilization. Part III analyzes the nature of the New Evangelization and its outworking in todays multifarious context of cultures, religions and societies. Part IV deals with the implementation of the New Evangelization by different communities and organizations and the issues this raises. In the Introduction and Conclusion, the editors reflect on the New Evangelization in the light of significant developments since 2012. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2001
ISBN 10: 0567087743ISBN 13: 9780567087744
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This work presents a collection of some thirty sermons by Colin Gunton to provide an overview of the whole of the Christian faith. Also included is a forward by Christoph Schwoble with a reflection on the importance of theological preaching. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2004
ISBN 10: 0567083977ISBN 13: 9780567083975
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book offers an ideal introduction to the complex field of modern biblical studies. In nine short chapters, readers are introduced to questions of inspiration, canon and authority. Chapters follow on historical approaches to the Bible, such as source, form and redaction criticism. Comparisons with other literature, such as ancient flood stories or Egyptian psalms help to set the context for this, as well as an analysis of the purpose of each of the four Gospels. The historical approaches conclude with a discussion of the text of the Bible, asking such questions as, How did we get the Bible? Why do modern versions of the Bible differ from one another? In the second section, Moyise considers a number of approaches that seek to explain why people interpret the Bible in such different ways. Beginning with literary criticism, the book considers how texts 'speak' to readers and influence their attitudes, emotions, and behaviour. This is followed by liberation and feminist approaches, which consider how gender, ethnicity, and social location affect what people regard as important and hence how they interpret the Bible. The book concludes with a variety of theological approaches used by those who consider the Bible to be sacred scripture. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1985
ISBN 10: 0567291189ISBN 13: 9780567291189
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is an abridged version of Cranfield's magisterial commentary on Romans for the International Critical Commentary series. This shorter version preserves the same standard of scholarship and has been appreciated by both students and ministers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2002
ISBN 10: 056708745XISBN 13: 9780567087454
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Presenting the development of Anglican self-definition, identity and beliefs in dialogue with Roman Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox traditions, this book provides substantial accounts of the thought of all the major Anglican theologians. It has become a standard text in many fields of study. In this expanded edition, Paul Avis has thoroughly revised the text, giving more attention to evangelical theology, and bringing the modern period up to date. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2000
ISBN 10: 0567087255ISBN 13: 9780567087256
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1994
ISBN 10: 0567292673ISBN 13: 9780567292674
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2000
ISBN 10: 0567005372ISBN 13: 9780567005373
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Paperback. Condition: Good. ".anyone with an interest in child and family law will find that this book has a great deal to offer in looking at the law and how it may develop in the future." - "Adoption and Fostering". The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2002
ISBN 10: 0567088200ISBN 13: 9780567088208
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The interest in marriage and the future of marriage is urgent and increasing. This collection of expert research, analysis and discussion may be the most significant ever assembled on this subject. There are contributions from different continents and cultures; from Roman Catholic, Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox traditions; from theologians and many other professionals - including historians, social theorists, sex therapists, lawyers, psychiatrists and demographers - all in conversation with the idea of Christian marriage.There are introductions to each topical section by Adrian Thatcher: Marriage at the Start of the Millennium, Beginning Marriage, Love and Marriage, The Marriage Relationship, Children and Marriage, Single-Sex Marriage, Ending Marriage - Roman Catholic Perspectives, Ending Marriage - Anglican Perspectives. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2002
ISBN 10: 0567088278ISBN 13: 9780567088277
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2012
ISBN 10: 056759971XISBN 13: 9780567599711
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is an introduction to the thought of one of the most fascinating theologians and at the same time most controversial church leaders of our time. In contemporary theology, the work of Rowan Williams is virtually without parallel for its extraordinary diversity and complexity. His writings span the genres of poetry, history, literary criticism, spirituality, theology, ethics, and philosophy - yet this diverse body of work is apparently not unified by any overarching system or agenda. Indeed, one of the hallmarks of Williams' thought is a vigorous refusal of completeness and systematic closure. Nevertheless, this book will argue that the complex body of Williams' work is held together by a specific theological construal both of Christian language and of the church's founding event. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2006
ISBN 10: 0567040739ISBN 13: 9780567040732
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book offers an ideal introduction to the Gospels and explains why it is that scholars and lay people have such different understandings of the person of Jesus. The first half of the book looks at the main sources for the life of Jesus, principally the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but also the so-called apocryphal Gospels. The second half of the book begins with an examination of the criteria employed by scholars to determine the earliest and most reliable forms of the tradition. This volume now includes: study questions at the end of each chapter, updated reading lists, and two new chapters bringing the scholarship up to date. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1996
ISBN 10: 0567085163ISBN 13: 9780567085160
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Westermann's unique gift of linking biblical study with basic human experience is clearly evident in each of the eleven studies in this book. This simple wisdom will be invaluable to students and general readers alike. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2007
ISBN 10: 0567031497ISBN 13: 9780567031495
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book investigates the way in which the 'actualistic ontology' - i.e., the fact that God and human agents are beings-in-act in a covenant relationship - that underlies the Church Dogmatics of Karl Barth affects his conception of ethical agency. It analyses this effect along three paths of inquiry: knowing what is right (the noetic dimension), doing what is right (the ontic dimension), and achieving what is right (the telic dimension). The first section of the book explores the discipline of theological ethics as Barth construes it, both in its theoretical status and in its actual practice. In the second section, the ontological import of ethical agency for Barth is considered in relation to the divine action and the divine command. The final section of the book examines the teleological purpose envisaged in this theological ethics in terms of participation, witness, and glorification. At each stage of the book, the strong interconnectedness of theological ethics and actualistic ontology in the Church Dogmatics is drawn out. The resultant appreciation of the actualistic dimension which underlies the theological ethics of Karl Barth feeds into a fruitful engagement with a variety of critiques of Barth's conception of ethical agency. It is demonstrated that resources can be found within this actualistic ontology to answer some of the diverse criticisms, and that attempts to revise Barth's theological ethics at the margins would have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for his whole theological project. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2012
ISBN 10: 0567434656ISBN 13: 9780567434654
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Celebrating the five hundredth volume, this Festschrift honors David M. Gunn, one of the founders of the Journal of Old Testament Studies, later the Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, and offers essays representing cutting-edge interpretations of the David material in the Hebrew Bible and later literary and popular culture. Essays in Part One, Relating to David, present David in relationship to other characters in Samuel. These essays demonstrate the value of close reading, analysis of literary structure, and creative, disciplined readerly imagination in interpreting biblical texts in general and understanding the character of David in particular. Part Two, Reading David, expands the narrative horizon. These essays analyze the use of the David character in larger biblical narrative contexts. David is understood as a literary icon that communicates and disrupts meaning in different ways in different context. More complex modes of interpretation enter in, including theories of metaphor, memory and history, psychoanalysis, and post-colonialism. Part Three, Singing David, shifts the focus to the portrayal of David as singer and psalmist, interweaving in mutually informative ways both with visual evidence from the ancient Near East depicting court musicians and with the titles and language of the biblical psalms. Part Four, Receiving David, highlights moments in the long history of interpretation of the king in popular culture, including poetry, visual art, theatre, and children's literature. Finally, the essays in Part Five, Re-locating David, represent some of the intellectually and ethically vital interpretative work going on in contexts outside the U.S. and Europe. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2010
ISBN 10: 0567090574ISBN 13: 9780567090577
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Written in an engaging and entertaining manner, this new book from leading Catholic biblical scholar Henry Wansbrough charts the use and abuse of scripture throughout the ages. It ranges from the evangelists' engagement with the Hebrew Scriptures to the use of the Bible in present day politics - perhaps most pertinently in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Wansbrough takes as his starting point Frances Young's "The Art of Performance". This enables him to creatively display how 'The Bible' is 'performed' differently in different ages. Wansbrough demonstrates the variety of these performances and their different emphases in the history of Christianity to glimpse the different ways in which great figures within the Christian tradition have used and abused the Bible. Indirectly, therefore, it attacks the ever-present danger of fundamentalism, and single-minded interpretation of the Bible. Viewing the interpretation of the Bible against the background of various historical periods gives a valuable insight into the long and rich history of the Church. A final chapter provides a 'worked example' of "Lecto Divina" providing a window into the author's personal life of praying the Bible. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2021
ISBN 10: 0567698211ISBN 13: 9780567698216
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Andrew Bowyer presents the first comprehensive examination of Donald MacKinnons theology in relation to his moral philosophy. He offers an original and creative reading of MacKinnons methodology, and important insights into the key influences and core questions which stood at the heart of his work. Bowyer outlines MacKinnons contributions to Anglican theology in the aftermath of the Second World War, highlighting the therapeutic nature of his approach in as far as it combined a call for intense self-awareness with a commitment to moral realism. As one of the most influential Anglican theologians in the mid-twentieth century, MacKinnons writings reveal him as a restive and unsystematic thinker. However, Bowyer argues that a series of reoccurring questions obsessions might better honour the memory of MacKinnons temperament appear throughout his work, relating to the tensions between the realism and idealism, the call to be morally serious, the nature of theological truth claims, and the perennially disruptive presence of Christ. Bowyer examines the key influences on MacKinnons thought, the centrality of Christology to his project, his engagement with literature and literary criticism, as well as his response to Wittgensteins later philosophy. This volume offers an appreciation of his contribution and a critique of his legacy. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 1983
ISBN 10: 056709314XISBN 13: 9780567093141
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, 2004
ISBN 10: 0567084671ISBN 13: 9780567084675
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In his latest book, Sean Freyne draws on his detailed knowledge of Galilean society in the Roman period, based on both literary and archaeological sources, to give a fresh and provocative reading of the Jesus story within its Galilean setting. Jesus, a Jewish Galilean focuses on the religious as well as the social and political environment and examines the ways in which the Jewish religious experience had expressed itself in Galilee. It considers the ways in which the Jewish tradition in both the Pentateuch and the Prophets had constructed notions of an ideal Galilee. 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 retrieve the theological importance of Jesus' own message, something that has been lost sight of in the trend to present him primarily as a social reformer, while acknowledging the dangers of modernizing Jesus. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.