Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Kenneth E. Bailey

InterVarsity Press, Jan 22, 2008 - Religion - 443 pages

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.

Contents

• Preface: 9
• Luke 2120: 25
• Matthew 1121: 38
• THE BEATITUDES: 76
• THE LORDS PRAYER: 82
• God Our Father Matthew 659: 91
• Gods Holiness Matthew: 104
• Gods Kingdom and Our Bread: 113
• Our Sins and Evil Matthew 61213: 124
• DRAMATIC ACTIONS OF JESUS: 133
• Luke 41631: 147
• Luke 18351911: 170
• JESUS AND WOMEN: 187
• An Introduction: 189
• John 4142: 200
• Matthew 152128: 217
• John 753811: 227
• 3650: 261
• 113: 271
• Introduction to the Parables: 279
• Luke 102537: 284
• Luke 121321: 298
• Luke 141524: 309
• Luke 64649: 321
• Luke 1618: 332
• 914: 355
• 116: 365
• Luke 161930: 378
• Luke 191127: 397
• 918: 410

About the author

Kenneth E. Bailey (Th.D., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis) is an author, lecturer and emeritus research professor of Middle Eastern New Testament studies for the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem. He spent forty years living and teaching New Testament in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem and Cyprus, and has written many books in English and Arabic, including The Cross the Prodigal, Poet Peasant, Through Peasant Eyes, Jacob the Prodigal and Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels; Cultural studies in the Gospels
• Author: Kenneth E. Bailey
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0830825681, 9780830825684
• Length: 443 pages
• Subjects: History / Middle East / General; Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture; Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts