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Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels
Contributor(s): Bailey, Kenneth E. (Author)
ISBN: 0830825681     ISBN-13: 9780830825684
Publisher: IVP Academic
OUR PRICE:   $36.00  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2008
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Annotation: Ken Bailey presents a collection of essays on the Gospels. You will gain new insights as you view the Gospel stories through the lens of Middle Eastern peasant culture.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Biblical Biography - New Testament
- Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2007031449
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 443 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Academic
- Theometrics - Evangelical
 
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Publisher Description:

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.

Contributor Bio(s): Bailey, Kenneth E.: - Kenneth E. Bailey (Th.D., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis) is an author, lecturer and emeritus research professor of Middle Eastern New Testament studies for the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem. He spent forty years living and teaching New Testament in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus, and has written many books in English and Arabic, including The Cross the Prodigal, Poet Peasant, Through Peasant Eyes, Jacob the Prodigal and Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15.