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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

Cultural Studies in the Gospels

by Kenneth Bailey

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  • Paperback
  • 400 pages
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm

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Interested in the culture at the time of Jesus?

This mix of history and Bible study helps you see the world Jesus saw

A must-have for anyone interested in Jesus' life, this is a revelatory read

If ever it seems like the Jesus of the Bible and the Jesus of popular culture aren't the same person, this book is for you.
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Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you 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 you 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.

This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.

Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes and Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes
Paul Through Mediterranean EyesJesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes

  • Author

    Kenneth Bailey

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    SPCK Publishing

  • Published

    March 2008

  • Weight

    518g

  • Page Count

    400

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780281059751

  • ISBN-10

    0281059756

  • Eden Code

    1121611

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Preface
Introduction

Part 1: The Birth of Jesus
1. The Story of Jesus' Birth: Luke 2:1-20
2. The Genealogy and Joseph the Just: Matthew 1:1-21
3. The Savior, the Wise Men and the Vision of Isaiah: Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-7
4. Herod's Atrocities, Simeon and Anna: Matthew 2:13-18; Luke 2:22-36

Part 2: The Beatitudes
5. The Beatitudes 1: Matthew 5:1-5
6. The Beatitudes 2: Matthew 5:6-12

Part 3: The Lord's Prayer
7. The Lord's Prayer: God Our Father: Matthew 6:5-9
8. The Lord's Prayer: God's Holiness: Matthew 6:9
9. The Lord's Prayer: God's Kingdom and Our Bread: Matthew 6:10-11
10. The Lord's Prayer: Our Sins and Evil: Matthew 6:12-13

Part 4: Dramatic Actions of Jesus
11. The Call of Peter: Luke 5:1-11
12. The Inauguration of Jesus' Ministry: Luke 4:16-31
13. The Blind Man and Zacchaeus: Luke 18:35-19:11

Part 5: Jesus and Women
14. Jesus and Women: An Introduction
15. The Woman at the Well: John 4:1-42
16. The Syro-Phoenician Woman: Matthew 15:21-28
17. The Lady Is Not for Stoning: John 7:53-8:11
18. The Woman in the House of Simeon the Pharisee: Luke 7:36-50
19. The Parable of the Widow and the Judge: Luke 18:1-8
20. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Young Women: Matthew 25:1-13

Part 6: Parables of Jesus
21. Introduction to the Parables
22. The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37
23. The Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke 12:13-21
24. The Parable of the Great Banquet: Luke 14:15-24
25. The Parable of the Two Builders: Luke 6:46-49
26. The Parable of the Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1-8
27. The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Luke 18:9-14
28. The Parable of the Compassionate Employer: Matthew 20:1-16
29. The Parable of the Serving Master: Luke 12:35-38
30. The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man: Luke 16:19-30
31. The Parable of the Pounds: Luke 19:11-27
32. The Parable of the Noble Vineyard Owner and His Son: Luke 20:9-18

Bibliography
Indexes

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    Jennifer Bute

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    I constantly buy this book to give away... it is the best I have ever read on the subject It is a 'fat' book always something new to learn and it has comprehensive indexes at the back to look up any passage. It has transformed my understanding of the parables and I thought I knew them well!

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    Colin Nicoll

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    Good selection of different stories and views on different traditional story lines

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    Melanie Saktreger

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    Fascinating read, opens the mind to how people truly lived during that time. A totally different perspective on our western understanding. A must read, can definitely recommend. Thank you Eden for giving us such wide ranging Christian literature!

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    Helen Munday

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    Fascinating. Really opens up scripture in a new and meaningful way way.

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    Ruth Giesner

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    A brilliant book for seeing Jesus in new ways.. it adds new meaning to so much of His teaching. A large book, well packed and quickly delivered. A very good buy.

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    Phillip Aiken

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    Very impressed by Bailey's revelation of the understanding of people in Jesus' time to what Jesus did and said. Eye opening and a blessing.

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    Eden Customer

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    Ever read the bible, get it in part, but still think you're missing a whole lot? A gift from the small group that I support at work, it has been a significant help to get me closer to understanding what the real, radical Jesus is saying in order to GO into all the world..... Serious study but readable, revealing and can be read on a chapter by chapter basis - if you can put it down. Read with the bible passage narrative, ponder and invite God the Holy Spirit to speak.

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    If you know that Kenneth Bailey spent forty years living and teaching the New Testament in the Middle East then you will understand how informative and revelatory this book is. And if you have read any of his other works you will be aware how he can cut through the accretions of centuries of westernization of the Gospel and can present it with fresh eyes – the eyes of those who have lived in the same social milieu as Jesus. This is a marvellous book for the general reader and preacher alike, reaching beyond the Lukan focus of his previous titles to present startling insights into many of our favourite Gospel passages and imbuing them with a genuinely Palestinian perspective.

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