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Jesus Through Middle
Eastern Eyes
Cultural Studies in the Gospels
Kenneth E. Bailey
Beginning with Jesus’ birth, Ken Bailey presents a Middle
Eastern cultural commentary on the life and ministry of
Jesus as found in the four Gospels focusing particular
attention on the Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus’
relationship to women and his parables.
Throughout the author employs his trademark expertise
as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a
deeper understanding of the person and significance of
Jesus, lifting away the obscuring layers of modern
Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his
actual historical and cultural setting.
Key features:
Offers insights into the Gospels from a Middle
Eastern perspective
Counteracts modern and western impositions
upon the Bible
Highlights the key events and teachings in the
earthly ministry of Jesus
Features a wealth of cultural information related
to ancient Middle Eastern peasant society
Provides an excellent resource for New Testament
students interested in the Gospels
RRP £12.99 / PB / 9780281059751 / 400 Pages / SPCK
My intent is to contribute new
perspectives from the Eastern
tradition that have rarely, if ever,
been considered outside the Arabicspeaking
Christian world. It is my
fond hope that these essays may help
the reader to better understand the
mind of Christ, and the mind of the
Gospel author /editors as they
recorded and interpreted the
traditions available to them.
Kenneth E. Bailey, author and
lecturer in Middle Eastern studies.
Kenneth Bailey has done a fantastic
job in enabling us to put on the
spectacles of a Middle Eastern
believer and to therefore gain new
insights into what was always
there in Scripture but not quite so
clear when only viewed through
our lenses.
Mary J. Evans Vice Principal Emeritus,
London School of Theology.
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