"Come out my people!" : God's call out of empire in the Bible and beyond /
A compelling view of two competing religious visions--one of "creation" and the other of "empire"--That run throughout the Bible.
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Maryknoll, N.Y. :
Orbis Books,
[2010]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : "Is God on our side?" The two religions
- "Then God said, 'Let there be light!'" (Gen. 1)
- "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread" (Gen. 2-3)
- "And he built a city"
- Making one's name great
- The well-watered plain of Sodom
- Fulfilling YHWH's promises
- The price of settling too soon
- Entering the "exit story"
- Solomon's wisdom
- Finding the "way out"
- Kissing calves
- "I have found the Book of the Torah in the house of YHWH!"
- What was "Israel" before the monarchy?
- The first fall of Jerusalem : Jeremiah and Ezekiel
- "In the wilderness, prepare the way of YHWH" : envisioning a way out of exile
- The struggle over Jerusalem's restoration
- Seeking "wisdom" under Greek rule, part one : the Ptolemaic Empire
- Seeking "wisdom" under Greek rule, part two : the Seleucid Empire
- From Greece to Rome : longing for God's reign to come
- Enlightenment and empire : reading Jesus from the Locus imperii in the light of the Resurrection
- The gospel of Jesus Christ against the gospel of empire
- "The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ" : the Gospel of Mark
- "Strive first for the kingdom of God" : Matthew's Gospel
- Proclaiming jubilee : Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles
- "Savior of the world" : the Gospel of John
- "Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God" : Paul's counter-imperial Gospel
- "Come out my people" : the Book of Revelation
- Conclusion : hearing and responding to God's call : "Come out, my people!"