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Was Jesus dangerous to the Roman Empire? Reading the Gospel of Luke in the light of Roman-ruled Palestine, Richard J. Cassidy demonstrates that Jesus was a powerful threat to both the political and social structures of his time.
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Richard J. Cassidy serves as Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. His most recent books are Paul in Chains: Roman Imprisonment and the Letters of Paul and Four Times Peter: Portrayals of Peter in the Four Gospels and at Philippi. He is currently completing a commentary on St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians.
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- PublisherOrbis Books (USA)
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 088344237X
- ISBN 13 9780883442371
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages298
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Jesus, Politics, and Society: A Study of Luke's Gospel
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Fr. Cassidy studies Jesus vis--vis the socio-political aspects of life. He feels Luke chose & arranged his materials to show Jesus' attitude toward poverty, sickness, women & pagans. According to Luke Jesus called for service & humility as the basis to social relationships, rejecting violence as a response to oppression & injustice, yet teaching & acting assertively. He examines the way Jesus reacted toward political authorities especially in his trial & death. The four appendixes cover the Romans, the socio-economic factors of the time, the Jewish sociopolitical groups & the political apologetic argument of Hans Conzelmann set forth in The Theology of St. Luke ('53). Cassidy feels he differs with Conzelmann who fails to treat several important Lucan passages. This study is good for extremists. Jesus summarized God's law in two commandments. Some have emphasized the 1st, ignoring the sociopolitical concerns of love for their neighbor. Others have so concentrated on sociopolitical concerns that they fail to love God completely. Non-Xian philosophies emphasizing violence aren't in accord with the thinking of Jesus. The book is well arranged. Six chapters, about half the book, concisely present Cassidy's argument. The appendices & the copious notes are important and helpful but needn't necessarily be read at once.--Paul Meyerink (edited). Seller Inventory # DADAX088344237X
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