02833cam a2200337 a 4500 16182458 20250312110517.0 170510s2010 nyuab b 001 0 eng 2010015255 GBB0A1950 bnb 015635276 Uk 9781570758928 (pbk.) 1570758921 (pbk.) (OCoLC)ocn607978337 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP UKM KAT C#P BWX CDX DLC BS511.3 .H69 2010 220.6 22 Howard-Brook, Wes. "Come out my people!" : God's call out of empire in the Bible and beyond / Wes Howard-Brook. Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c2010. xviii, 525 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : "Is God on our side?" The two religions -- "Then God said, 'Let there be light!'" (Gen. 1) -- "By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread" (Gen. 2-3) -- "And he built a city" -- Making one's name great -- The well-watered plain of Sodom -- Fulfilling YHWH's promises -- The price of settling too soon -- Entering the "exit story" -- Solomon's wisdom -- Finding the "way out" -- Kissing calves -- "I have found the Book of the Torah in the house of YHWH!" -- What was "Israel" before the monarchy? -- The first fall of Jerusalem : Jeremiah and Ezekiel -- "In the wilderness, prepare the way of YHWH" : envisioning a way out of exile -- The struggle over Jerusalem's restoration -- Seeking "wisdom" under Greek rule, part one : the Ptolemaic Empire -- Seeking "wisdom" under Greek rule, part two : the Seleucid Empire -- From Greece to Rome : longing for God's reign to come -- Enlightenment and empire : reading Jesus from the Locus imperii in the light of the Resurrection -- The gospel of Jesus Christ against the gospel of empire -- "The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ" : the Gospel of Mark -- "Strive first for the kingdom of God" : Matthew's Gospel -- Proclaiming jubilee : Luke's Gospel and Acts of the Apostles -- "Savior of the world" : the Gospel of John -- "Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God" : Paul's counter-imperial Gospel -- "Come out my people" : the Book of Revelation -- Conclusion : hearing and responding to God's call : "Come out, my people!" Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default acquire 2 shelf copies policy default claim1 2011-02-14 BK rc06 2010-04-15 to Dewey (telework) rd08 2010-04-20 telework xh14 2011-04-08 Z-CipVer to BCCD xh142011-04-08 copy 2 to BCCD 8 6771 6771 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 220.6 How 2010 16626 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK