cam a22 2 4500 528818910 CHVBK 20191223143429.0 180924s2016 oru||||| |||| 00 |eng d 1-4982-7903-1 1-4982-7904-X 1-4982-7905-8 978-1-4982-7903-1 978-1-4982-7904-8 978-1-4982-7905-5 (RERO)R008842626 DEBBG ger OCL RERO geuth- rda s1zz rero Brown Nicholas R. (RERO)A027624841 cre For the nation Jesus, the restoration of Israel and articulating a Christian ethic of territorial governance Nicholas R. Brown ; foreword by Joel Willitts Eugene, Oregon Pickwick Publications [2016] xiii, 221 pages 23 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-206) and index The nature of the kingdom Jesus proclaims in the Gospels has long been a subject of intense theological debate. More recently the lines of this debate have dramatically shifted as several leading historical Jesus scholars and Christian social ethicists have argued that Jesus' kingdom proclamation most likely expresses a first century Jewish hope for Israel's restoration. Yet while several are now sanguine that Jesus' kingdom vision constitutes nothing less than a full-throated restoration of Israel's nationality, they are just as certain it rejects a restoration of Israel's land. As such it has become increasingly fashionable to say that an authentic practice of the "kingdom" ethic that Jesus enunciates must necessarily be a-territorial. The purpose of this work is to respond to these arguments and show why this can and indeed should not be the case. Through a careful and detailed process of historical investigation, biblical exegesis, theological exploration, and ethical analysis we will come to see that not only is the kingdom that Jesus proclaims inextricably landed, but also why such a kingdom is integral to articulating a Christian ethic of territorial governance. -- back cover RERO 100 1- Brown Nicholas R. (RERO)A027624841 cre BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 RERO RE61064 RE61064 RE610640001 225.091 FT 35730