Jesus the Jewish Theologian

Jesus the Jewish TheologianJesus the Jewish Theologian establishes Jesus firmly within the context of first century Judaism and shows how understanding Jesus' Jewishness is crucial for interpreting the New Testament and for understanding the nature of Christian faith. Insights from Jewish literature, archeology, and tradition help modern readers place Jesus within his original context. Particular attention is given to the Jewish roots of Jesus' teaching concerning the kingdom

The revival of interest in deification

or given only slight treatment

as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon

youth workers

Two thousand years later

and physical dying

we are what we love

Pennington argues that rather than being a reverent way of referring to God as is typically assumed

He applies classic sociological theory on "the stranger" to matters of faith and social justice

attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry

A study of four types of societies with characteristics that affect receptivity to evangelism and church planting

Widely recognized biblical scholar Joel Green demonstrates both the practice of theological interpretation and the fruitfulness of this approach to reading biblical texts