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(More customer reviews)I bought this for class, not sure what to expect. I found it to be very eye opening, and very entertaining. Horsely makes you think about the gospels and Jesus in a way you weren't raised to. This book is not written to disprove christianity or jesus. It is simply written to help readers understand the historical context of Jesus life and teachings. Some extreme conservatives might not like a few sections, but even they will appreciate it mostly. If you are interested in New Testament scholarship, and you want a fresh perspective on Jesus, I highly reccomend this book. Conservatives to liberals alike should appreciate it.
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Refuting a false dichotomy between "politics" and "religion" in Jesus' world (and our own), 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 Israel's 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. He also shows how the community life in the early Pauline assemblies gave form to a new response to imperial powers - and stimulus to contemporary readers to re-imagine their own response to political realities in our own day.
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