Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes
Cultural Studies In The Gospels
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Publisher: SPCK Publishing
ISBN: 9780281059751
Number of Pages: 400
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads us on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus in the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women and especially Jesus' parables.Throughout the author employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus, lifting away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting.
PART 1: THE BIRTH OF JESUS
1 The Story of Jesus' Birth: Luke 2:1-20 25
2 The Genealogy and Joseph the Just: Matthew 1:1-21 38
3 The Savior, the Wise Men and the Vision of Isaiah: Matthew 2:1-12; Isaiah 60:1-7 48
4 Herod's Atrocities, Simeon and Anna: Matthew 2:13-18; Luke 2:22-36 56
PART 2: THE B EATITUDES
5 The Beatitudes 1: Matthew 5:1-5 65
6 The Beatitudes 2: Matthew 5:6-12 76
PART 3: THE LORD'S PRAYER
7 The Lord's Prayer: God Our Father: Matthew 6:5-9 91
8 The Lord's Prayer: God's Holiness: Matthew 6:9 104
9 The Lord's Prayer: God's Kingdom and Our Bread: Matthew 6:10-11 113
10 The Lord's Prayer: Our Sins and Evil: Matthew 6:12-13 124
PART 4: DRAMATIC ACTIONS OF JESUS
11 The Call of Peter:Luke 5:1-11 135
12 The Inauguration of Jesus' Ministry: Luke 4:16-31 147
13 The Blind Man and Zacchaeus: Luke 18:35 - 19:11 170
PART 5: JESUS AND WOMEN
14 Jesus and Women: An Introduction 189
15 The Woman at the Well: John 4:1-42 200
16 The Syro-Phoenician Woman:Matthew 15:21-28 217
17 The Lady Is Not for Stoning: John 7:53 - 8:11 227
18 The Woman in the House of Simon the Pharisee: Luke 7:36-50 239
19 The Parable of the Widow and the Judge: Luke 18:1-8 261
20 The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Young Women: Matthew 25:1-13 269
PART 6: PARABLES OF JESUS
21 Introduction to the Parables 279
22 The Parable of the Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37 284
23 The Parable of the Rich Fool: Luke 12:13-21 298
24 The Parable of the Great Banquet: Luke 14:15-24 309
25 The Parable of the Two Builders: Luke 6:46-49 321
26 The Parable of the Unjust Steward: Luke 16:1-8 332
27 The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector: Luke 18:9-14 343
28 The Parable of the Compassionate Employer: Matthew 20:1-16 355
29 The Parable of the Serving Master: Luke 12:35-38 365
30 The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man: Luke 16:19-30 378
31 The Parable of the Pounds: Luke 19:11-27 397
32 The Parable of the Noble Vineyard Owner and His Son: Luke 20:9-18 410
Bibliography 427
Indexes 437
Bailey has a gift of clear, lively expression; he takes advantage of his personal experiences, interest in Hebrew poetic structure, and knowledge of Arabic to bring insights into NT interpretation. -- Ruth B. Edwards * Journal for the Study of the New Testament * A brilliant addition to Bailey's other works in which he sheds light on the biblical text from Middle Eastern culture. -- Roy B. Zuck * Bibliotheca Sacra * The work will yield a rich harvest of information, pastoral support, and insight for all who read it. -- Susan K. Hedahl * Currents in Theology & Mission * Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes is Bailey's most recent call to Western Christians who need to time-travel to the Middle East. On page after page, he identifies themes and reflexes assumed in the gospels that slip right past us. Stories like the Parable of the Woman and the Judge are given interpretations that should contribute to every commentary writer. And fourteen more parables are made alive again, each in its original context. -- Gary M. Burge * Books & Culture * The great strength of this work is the author's familiarity with Middle Eastern culture. He succeeds in shedding new light on well known Gospel stories from a cultural perspective. Another valuable contribution of this book is the introduction to, and interaction with, great Eastern commentaries long forgotten or largely unknown to Western Biblical Scholarship. A very readable book and will be profitable to various levels of readers. Anyone interested in understanding the New Testament from its own distinctive Middle Eastern cultural perspective ought to read this book. -- Mark Jason * Themelios *