In this groundbreaking publication; originally published in 1972; George Nickelsburg places ideas in their historical circumstances as he probes biblical and postbiblical texts and challenges widely accepted scholarship. The continuities in literary forms demonstrate that divine justice was the central issue; but that people differed as to whether that justice was enacted in this life; in the assumption to heaven; in a resurrection; or in the ongoing life as an immortal soul. The expanded edition includes subsequent studies on the resurrection accounts and theologies of the New Testament; the New Testament passion narratives; and Jewish and Christian theologies about the Son of Man. This book provides a window into aspects of the ancient apocalyptic worldview whose dynamics and functions are often misunderstood.
#1352729 in Books Harvard University Press 2003-11-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .65 x 4.70 x 7.16l; 1.10 #File Name: 0674011821128 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very educational!!By Rachel WorleyVery educational!!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A brilliant summary of the forces at work in America's slavery crisisBy Alex F StopDavis is one of the leading experts on American slavery and I have found his books to be enlightening and to articulate the deeper real issues involved in its abolition; especially the change in attitudes without which there would have been no abolition. This short book is no exception.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Short but IlluminatingBy CLAUDE D'ESTREEWritten by a scholar considered by many as the foremost expert on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. If your time is short; but you want a well-written; insightful history of world and American slavery this is the book for you. If you are deeply interested in the subject; then I suggest "Inhuman Bondage;" "The Problem of Slavery in Werstern Culture" or any of the other books by the same author. Prof. Davis is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize; National Book Award and the Bancroft Prize for his written scholarship on slavery and the abolitionist movement. I teach a course on "Contemporary Slavery Human Rights (Human Trafficking)" and Chair the University of Denver Task Force on Modern Slavery Human Trafficking. Prof. Davis' book; "Challenging the Boundries of Slavery" is required reading in my course
