Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world /

Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beavis, Mary Ann
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ > Kingdom.
Christianity and politics.
Kingdom of God.
Utopias.
Utopias > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of 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.