Poverty, wealth, and empire : Jesus and postcolonial criticism /
Sandford, Michael J.,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-200) and indexes.
The socioeconomic context of the gospels -- Poverty, wealth, and social change : resistance and conservatism in Jesus' world -- Interpreting 'the poor' in western biblical scholarship : an ideological critique -- 'Inclusive' Jesus : xenophobia at the Nazareth synagogue in postcolonial perspective -- Steppin' outa Babylon : Jesus, empire, and cultural resistance, or, what the Rastafari Movement can tell us about the Jesus Movement -- The paradox of the nonviolent Jesus -- Concluding remarks.
Jesus Christ
Bible.
Bible.
Wealth
Wealth
Poverty
Imperialism
Nonviolence
Politics in the Bible.
Bible and politics.