Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen: The Resurrected Messiah, the Jewish People, and the Land of Promise

Synopsis

he good news (euangelion) of the crucified and risen Messiah was proclaimed first to Jews in Jerusalem, and then to Jews throughout the land of Israel. In Jerusalem Crucified, Jerusalem Risen, Mark Kinzer argues that this initial audience and geographical setting of the euangelion is integral to the eschatological content of the message itself. While the good news is universal in concern and cosmic in scope, it never loses its particular connection to the Jewish people, the city of Jerusalem, and the land of Israel. The crucified Messiah participates in the future exilic suffering of his people, and by his resurrection offers a pledge of Jerusalem's coming redemption. Basing his argument on a reading of the Acts of the Apostles and the Gospel of Luke, Kinzer proposes that the biblical message requires its interpreters to reflect theologically on the events of post-biblical history. In this context he considers the early emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and the much later phenomenon of Zionism, offering a theological perspective on these historical developments that is biblically-rooted, attentive to both Jewish and Christian tradition, and minimalist in the theological constraints it imposes on the just resolution of political conflict in the Middle East." Kinzer also briefly discusses Messianic Judaism in terms of its relationship to Zionism and to his overarching thesis stated above. While his foundational texts are Luke and Acts, he also supports his arguments by analyzing other biblical texts and non-biblical sources in his main text and in his extensive footnotes.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

336 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781532653377

Publisher:

Wipf and Stock Publishers

Date of Addition:

01/21/20

Copyrighted By:

Mark S. Kinzer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality

Submitted By:

Barbara Baker

Proofread By:

Sister M. Dolores Dean

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.