A public and political Christ
Subtitle: the social-spatial characteristics of Luke 18:35-19:48 and the Gospel as a whole in its ancient context
By: Bart B. Bruehler
Series: Princeton theological monograph series -- 157; Princeton theological monograph series -- 157.
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9781606088517
Subjects: Public spaces; Civilization, Greco-Roman; Bible; Social scientific criticism; Ancient Architecture; Criticism, interpretation; Christianity and politics; Hellenism; Church history; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-380) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Place and politics in the study of Luke's gospel; title: From this place : a theoretical framework for the social-spatial analysis of Luke; title: Private, public, and political in the ancient contexts of Luke's gospel; title: The public sphere and local politics in Plutarch's Precepts and Philostratus's Life; title: The healing of the blind beggar (18:35-43) : a public miracle story and its political implications; title: Jesus meets Zacchaeus (19:1-10) : city and house as public settings for conflict and salvation; title: The story of a king and his subjects (19:11-28) : public pedagogy through a political parable; title: The procession into Jerusalem (19:28-48) : the public culmination of Jesus' movement and its political ramifications; title: Luke's emphasis on the public sphere and local politics in the gospel as a whole; title: A public and political Christ : contributions and implications.