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Jesus and the Powers: Conflict, Covenant, and the Hope of the Poor - Horsley, Richard A
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Jesus and the Powers rediscovers Jesus response to the imperial power of his day. Richard A. Horsley describes the relevance of political realities under great empires for understanding the rise of covenantal theology and apocalyptic vision in Israels history; then he explores aspects of Jesus activity in the context of the Roman Empire. Horsley examines Jesus as an exorcist and prophetic figure and the character of his death by crucifixion; then turns to discuss how the community life in the early Pauline assemblies gave ...

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Jesus and the Powers: Conflict, Covenant, and the Hope of the Poor 2010, Fortress Press, Minneapolis

ISBN-13: 9780800697082

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