Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good NewsLiturgical Press, 2002 - 81 pagini How can reading the Bible in its appropriate Mediterranean cultural context shed light on concerns of believers who live in Western or other cultures? In Cultural Tools for Interpreting the Good News, John J. Pilch presents a basic introduction to the ancient Middle Eastern culture in which the Bible originated. A brief review of the life of Jesus from birth to death and resurrection guides the selection of biblical text segments to illustrate key cultural concepts so that believers may appropriate the Bible for personal or community life. Chapter one examines the core Middle Eastern cultural concepts honor and shame as they are reflected in the stories about Jesus' origins and his behavior in adulthood. Chapter two describes how Jesus grew up to become a typical and successful male in his culture. Chapter three presents Jesus as a Holy Man in his tradition who announces the reign of God especially in parables. Chapter four shows how Jesus sought to establish the reign of God especially in his healing activities and by offering fresh insights into the appearances of the Risen Jesus. Chapters are Honor and Shame," *How a Mediterranean Boy Becomes a Man, - *Jesus Announces the Reign of God, - *Jesus Seeks to Establish the Reign of God. - |
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... Judah , began to reign . Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king , and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem . He did not please the Lord , his God , like his forefather David , but conducted himself like the kings of Is- rael ...
... Judah . Ahaz rested with his an- cestors and was buried with them in the City of David . His son Hezekiah succeeded him as king ( 2 Kgs 16 : 1-20 ) . The event reported is taking place in the year 734/733 b.c.e. Pekah , king of Israel ...
... Judah , son of Jotham , son of Uzziah , Rezin . king of Aram , and Pekah . king of Israel , son of Remaliah , went up to attack Jerusalem , but they were not able to conquer it . When word came to the house of David that Aram was ...
... Judah . [ This means the king of Assyria . ] On that day The Lord shall whistle for the fly that is in the farthest streams of Egypt , and for the bee in the land of Assyria . All of them shall come and settle in the steep ravines and ...
... Judah with an Assyrian razor ( Isa 7 : 15-24 ) . The disaster that Assyria will bring will be far worse than that threatened by Syria and Israel . Thus , when Matthew inserts Isaiah 7:14 into his report of how Joseph deals with the ...
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How a Mediterranean | 21 |
Jesus Announces the Reign of God | 38 |
Jesus Seeks to Establish the Reign of God | 56 |
Select Resources | 75 |
Index of Cultural Terms 81 | |