Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels

Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads you on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women, and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead you into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. This entirely new material from the pen of Ken Bailey is a must-have for any student of the New Testament. If you have benefited from Bailey's work over the years, this book will be a welcome and indispensable addition to your library. If you are unfamiliar with Bailey's work, this book will introduce you to a very old yet entirely new way of understanding Jesus.

• Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
• The Cross & the Prodigal: Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants
• Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes: Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians
• Poet and Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes: A Literary-Cultural Approach to the Parables in Luke (Combined edition)
• Good Shepherd: A Thousand-Year Journey from Psalm 23 to the New Testament
• Simply Jesus: A New Vision of Who He Was, What He Did, and Why He Matters
• Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - Cultural Studies in 1 Corinthians
• Jacob & the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story
• Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus
• NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture