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Jesus & utopia : looking for the kingdom of God in the Roman world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Beavis, Mary Ann
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2006]
Subjects:	Christianity and politics. Jesus Christ. Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ > Kingdom. Utopias. Utopias > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

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.