Gildas Hamel

Jesus, Debt, and the Lord's Prayer

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Douglas Oakman brings a most welcome scholarly and prophetic voice to this sustained analysis of Jesus's political goals. He invites us to suspend our social or religious notions and follow him through some complex literary and historical matters. We enter a fruitful, open conversation on the nature of Jesus's radical belief in divine forgiveness and the kingdom of God, and we begin to understand the development of his messiahship and divinity in entirely new ways.”

The Pharisees and the Temple-State of Judea

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is a superb collection of essays. With great clarity, method, and passion, Richard Horsley situates in their historical and scholarly context major issues that he has been working on for more than fifty years. His leading voice invites us to question antiquated conjectures in exploring the historical Jesus, the politics of the Jerusalem temple, the role of its priests, its scribes, and the perplexing Pharisees.”

The Radical Jesus, the Bible, and the Great Transformation

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This is an essential guide for anyone who is interested in the politics of the historical Jesus and wonders how to adapt the biblical message to times of great inequality and strife. The clarity of his sociological method and critical attention to textual and archaeological detail encourage readers to pursue their own questions and discover for themselves what the Bible and Christian tradition, including Paul and others, might mean for us today.”