Jesus the Meek King - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus the Meek King write by Deirdre J. Good. This book was released on 1999-06-01. Jesus the Meek King available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What sort of king was Jesus? What is the meaning of Jesus' description of himself in Matthew's Gospel as "the meek king"? Jesus the Meek King is an exploration of a specific virtue in Paul, Matthew, the Hellenistic world, and English literature from Tyndale to the present. Modern readers are likely to understand the "meek" as Jesus' attempt to commend and exemplify submissive or humble behavior. "The meek" may even be seen unfavorably as those likely to submit tamely to oppression or injury. Ancient readers of Greek texts, however, understood the term more broadly as a trait of rulers whereby exercise of disciplined compassion overcomes anger. Meekness is also a dispositional virtue in the literature of the first century describing new Jewish and Christian groups and enhancing community life. Most recent books about Jesus focus on history and biography. This book eschews historical questions for culturally specific understandings of humility and meekness. The result is a full and contextual understanding of Jesus the meek king. Deirdre J. Good is Professor of New Testament at General Theological Seminary, New York.
Jesus the Meek King
Jesus the Meek King - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus the Meek King write by Deirdre J. Good. This book was released on 1999-06-01. Jesus the Meek King available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Most recent books about Jesus focus on history and biography. This book, however, focuses on culturally specific understandings of humility and meekness. Jesus the Meek King is a study of kingship in Matthew's Gospel that, unlike similar studies embedded within various commentaries on this Gospel, links meekness and kingship, placing both within the context of the Hellenistic world. In addition, it explores the specific virtue of "meekness" in Paul and in English literature from Tyndale to the present. Modern readers probably understand Jesus' use of the term "meek" to commend and exemplify submissive or humble behavior. "The meek" may even be seen unfavorably as those likely to submit tamely to oppression of injury. This provocative volume, however, proposes that Jesus as the meek king is better and more accurately understood as exercising the virtue of "disciplined calmness".
The Conclusion of the New Testament
The Conclusion of the New Testament - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Conclusion of the New Testament write by Witness Lee. This book was released on 1985. The Conclusion of the New Testament available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Theology of Work Bible Commentary
Theology of Work Bible Commentary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Theology of Work Bible Commentary write by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09. Theology of Work Bible Commentary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Wherever you work, in whatever capacity, the Scriptures have something to say about it. Theology of work Bible commentary is an in-depth Bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace Christians to help you discover what the New Testament says about work. --Provided by publisher.
Jesus Christ, the King of Our Hearts
Jesus Christ, the King of Our Hearts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jesus Christ, the King of Our Hearts write by Alexis Henri Marie Lépicier. This book was released on 1921. Jesus Christ, the King of Our Hearts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
