Jesus and politics in contemporary scholarship

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Borg, Marcus J.

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Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria

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Until recently, and for a variety of reasons, most historical Jesus scholarship has typically seen Jesus as essentially non-political. Recently, this has begun to change, to a large extent because of the fuller description of the social world of Jesus made possible by the use of interdisciplinary models and insights. Seen within the context of a social world described as a peasant, patriarchal and purity society, many of the Jesus traditions reflect both a sharp critique of society and advocacy of an alternative social vision. Jesus' action in the temple (including E P Sanders view of it) is treated as a case study of the difference made by an interdisciplinary understanding of the social context of Jesus' public activity.

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Historical Jesus

Sustainable Development Goals

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Borg, MJ 1995, 'Jesus and politics in contemporary scholarship', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 962-995.