Best Sellers Rank: #55,415 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #32 in Christian Wisdom Literature (Books) #214 in Christian Bible Criticism & Interpretation #387 in New Testament Bible Study (Books)
Honored in 2006 as a "Year's Best Book for Preachers" by Preaching magazine
Logos Bookstores' 2015 Best Book in Theology / Doctrine / Reference
Subjects
Christian History church history, cultural analysis, history, Jesus
Biblical studies, New Testament, Paul
New Testament, Luke, Jesus & the Gospels, religious studies, world religions, Islam
Biblical studies, New Testament, Jesus & the Gospels
Biblical studies, New Testament topics & issues, Old Testament, history of the Middle East
Reading Level
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
intermediate
Description
Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels, examining the life and ministry of Jesus. The work dispels the obscurity of Western interpretations with a stark vision of Jesus in his original context.
In this groundbreaking study of Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, Kenneth Bailey examines the canonical letter through Paul's Jewish socio-cultural and rhetorical background and through the Mediterranean context of its Corinthian recipients.
Kenneth E. Bailey interprets the parable of the prodigal son from a Middle Eastern perspective. When we approach it with the correct cultural lens, Bailey argues, the parable's true Christological character is revealed.
Kenneth E. Bailey compares the Old Testament saga of Jacob and the New Testament parable of the prodigal son, offering a fresh view of how Jesus interpreted Israel's past, his present, and their future.
Kenneth Bailey traces the theme of the good shepherd from its origins in Psalm 23 through the prophets and into the New Testament, observing how it changed, developed and was applied by the biblical writers over a thousand-year span.