Jesus through Middle Eastern eyes
Subtitle: cultural studies in the Gospels
By: Kenneth E. Bailey.
Publisher: IVP Academic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780830825684
Subjects: Jesus Christ -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads readers on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [427]-435) and indexes.