Kenotic Politics: The Reconfiguration of Power in Jesus' Political Praxis
Jul 2013 · The Library of New Testament Studies Book 482 · A&C Black
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How can one reconcile the political nature of Jesus with his disinclination to power? Moore's argument comes in three stages. Part one answers the question 'Was Jesus Political?' by examining Jesus' words and actions that have political import. Part two addresses the issue 'How was Jesus Political?' It concentrates on Mark 10:32-45 as a real articulation of Jesus' political praxis that is consistent throughout Jesus' ministry and teaching. Part three, 'Why did Jesus not openly announce his political role?' examines Jesus' treatment of the Jewish kings of the past, particularly why Jesus, 'meek and mild,' could claim to surpass them in honor.
It is argued that Jesus' disinclination to associate himself with other rulers is not a rejection of a political role. Rather, he lived so consistently with his political praxis of self-abnegation that these other rulers were not appropriate models for Jesus to follow. Furthermore, the very claim to such titles was antithetical to his political praxis which relinquished all aggrandizement to God, who alone could exalt, abase, judge, and rule.
It is argued that Jesus' disinclination to associate himself with other rulers is not a rejection of a political role. Rather, he lived so consistently with his political praxis of self-abnegation that these other rulers were not appropriate models for Jesus to follow. Furthermore, the very claim to such titles was antithetical to his political praxis which relinquished all aggrandizement to God, who alone could exalt, abase, judge, and rule.
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Bible group I attended studied 2 Quest books. Writen in an extremely understandable by any adult age. Takes you to literature in the Bible.
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Mark E. Moore, Ph.D. has been a professor of New Testament at Ozark Christian College since 1990. His college textbooks include: The Chronological Life of Christ (1997), Fanning the Flame: Probing the Issues in Acts (2003), Seeing God in HD: God's Word in Today's World (2008) and Commentary on Acts (2011, forthcoming).
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