Bücher von Richard A. Horsley

About the Contributor(s):Richard A. Horsley is Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts. Among his many books are The Prophet Jesus and the Renewal of Israel (2012) and After Apocalypticism and Wisdom (with Patrick Tiller; Cascade Books, 2012).

CONTENTSIntroductionPART ONE: The Social-Political Context of Apocalyptic and Wisdom Texts1. Ben Sira and the Sociology of the Second Temple2. The Politics of Cultural Production3. The Social Settings of the Components of 1 EnochPART TWO: Reconsiderations of Texts in Historical Contexts4. Israel at the Mercy of Demonic Powers: An Enochic Interpretation of Imperialism5. Social Relations and Social Conflict in the Epistle of Enoch6. Fourth Ezra: Anti-Apocalyptic Apocalypse7. Late Twentieth-Century Scribes' Study of Late Second Temple ScribesPART THREE: Questioning the Categories as Applied to the Gospels and James8. Questions about Wisdom and Apocalypticism9. Sayings of the Sages or Speeches of the Prophets? Reflections on the Genre of Q10. Apocalypticism and Wisdom: Missing in Mark11. Apocalypticism in the Gospels? The Kingdom of God and the Renewal of Israel12. The Rich and Poor in James: An Apocalyptic Ethic

The Bible might seem like the last place one would look for information and guidance on economics, but in fact the Bible deals with all aspects of life. Richard Horsley's Covenant Economics explores economic issues in the Bible, offering pastors, students, and laity a clearer understanding of the Bible's clarion call for economic justice for...

Judaism and Christianity both arose in times of empire, with roots in Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. In order to understand these religious movements, we must first understand the history and society of these imperial cultures. In these formative years, wisdom and apocalyptic traditions flourished as two significant religious forms...

Richard Horsley provides a sure guide for first time readers of Mark's Gospel and, at the very same time, induces those more familiar with Mark to take a fresh look at this Gospel. From tracing the plot and sub-plot in Mark to exploring how the Gospel was first heard (as oral performance), Horsely tackles old questions from new angles. Horsely...