The Jesus Revolution

A Transformative Theology of the New Testament

James M. Scott

• Editore: Cascade Books
• Anno: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781666746600
• Argomento: Theology & Religion
• Categoria: Biblical Studies

This introduction to a biblical theology of the New Testament seeks to revitalize our engagement with the Scriptures for the twenty-first century by showing not only how the assemblage of ancient writings consisting of both Old and New Testaments is intrinsically relevant, but also how we can remain faithful to Jesus Christ, the organizing principle of those writings, in the process. The book is an invitation to all people of goodwill--believers and unbelievers, liberals and conservatives--to put aside their differences in order to cooperate in the revolution that Jesus inaugurated, the creation of a new and better world in the here and now as an anticipation of the eschatological finale. In an age in which many people are overwhelmed by life and looking for ways to cope, this book offers fresh perspectives and penetrating insights that are grounded in solid biblical scholarship with the aid of contemporary philosophical concepts.

Indice dei contenuti

• Title Page
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction: How to Construct a Biblical Theology of the New Testament
• Chapter 1: Revolutionary Transformation Today
• Chapter 2: Jesus’ Crucifixion as a Royal Pretender
• Chapter 3: Jesus’ Proclamation of the Kingdom and Revolutionary Transformation
• Chapter 4: The Hermeneutics of the Jesus Revolution, or Jesus as a Teacher of Signs
• Chapter 5: The Actualization of the Jesus Revolution through the Jesus Movement
• Chapter 6: The Jesus Revolution as Creatively Unfolded by Paul
• Chapter 7: Paul’s Vision of the Personae in the Revolutionary Assemblage
• Chapter 8: The Role of the Spirit of Christ in the Transformative Process
• Chapter 9: The Jesus Revolution in the Book of Revelation
• Conclusion: Lines of Flight and the Beginnings of Revolutionary Change
• Bibliography