Jesus & utopia :

Beavis, Mary Ann.

Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world / Jesus and utopia Mary Ann Beavis. - Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2006. - viii, 168 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-153) and indexes.

Introduction: ancient utopias, Jesus, and the kingdom of God -- Ancient, classical, and Hellenistic utopias -- Biblical utopias: from Eden to the kingdom of God -- Ideal communities in early Judaism: essenes, therapeutai, havurot -- Jesus and the kingdom of God in biblical scholarship -- Jesus' preaching of the kingdom of God in utopian context -- Conclusion: from Basileia to Ekklesia.

0800635620 (alk. paper) 9780800635626

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Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ--Kingdom.


Christianity and politics.
Kingdom of God.
Utopias.
Utopias--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BR115.P7 / B34 2006

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