Truly an expert in Middle Eastern perspectives, Kenneth E. Bailey draws from his extended studies and firsthand experience of the Middle East's peasant class to help us read the Gospels as they were meant to be read. Paying special attention to key passages such as the Lord's Prayer and the...
Truly an expert in Middle Eastern perspectives, Kenneth E. Bailey draws from his extended studies and firsthand experience of the Middle East's peasant class to help us read the Gospels as they were meant to be read. Paying special attention to key passages such as the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes, Bailey clarifies misunderstandings caused by traditional Western interpretation
"Bailey's knowledge of the scholarly literature is matched by his intimate understanding of ancient texts and cultures, and these . . . bring interpretative insights unavailable from any other writer." *Gary M. Burge, Wheaton College* ***-Publisher.***
Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout 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. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.
Truly an expert in Middle Eastern perspectives, Kenneth E. Bailey draws from his extended studies and firsthand experience of the Middle East's peasant class to help us read the Gospels as they were meant to be read. Paying special attention to key passages such as the Lord's Prayer and the...
Truly an expert in Middle Eastern perspectives, Kenneth E. Bailey draws from his extended studies and firsthand experience of the Middle East's peasant class to help us read the Gospels as they were meant to be read. Paying special attention to key passages such as the Lord's Prayer and the Beatitudes, Bailey clarifies misunderstandings caused by traditional Western interpretation
"Bailey's knowledge of the scholarly literature is matched by his intimate understanding of ancient texts and cultures, and these . . . bring interpretative insights unavailable from any other writer." *Gary M. Burge, Wheaton College* ***-Publisher.***
Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout 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. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.
An excellent and extensive resource to bridge the cultural and time gaps that we might have when reading the New Testament
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3 years ago
Insightful Read
This is such an incredible resource to read Scripture through the lens of the culture of the time, as opposed to through our own eyes of a contemporary western world.
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6 years ago
A Must-Read Book
Kenneth E. Bailey is a master of Middle Eastern culture. He has written this eminently insightful book which helps us to read the four Gospels against its historical and cultural setting. If we were to rightly understand the Gospels (and also the other books of the Bible), the historical and cultural contexts in which they were written cannot be ignored. This book deserves careful and serious study. Its interpretive insights derived from cultural anthropology and skilled exegesis are sure to provide a feast to the mind and heart of the serious-minded Christian. Highly recommended!
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6 years ago
Fascinating Insight
Fascinating insights into Middle Eastern culture. Some interpretations are quite different to what is commonly read or heard. Others are similar. Well worth reading for anyone studying the Gospels.
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16 years ago
Book a must read!
A must read. I was blown Away at the first Chapter. He claims Jesus's birth was not In a lonely barn rejected by the """"inn"""" keeper and he very well backs it up!! He covers women in the bible, beattidtudes, parables and more!!\\r\\nAMAZING eye opening book for passages that have lost their meaning in the modern world.
