Jesus, Justice, and the Reign of God: A Ministry of Liberation

From: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

WILLIAM R. HERZOG II, Jesus, Justice, and the Reign of God: A Ministry of Liberation

(Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2000). Pp. xvi + 316. Paper $26.95.

A companion piece to Herzog's Parables as Subversive Speech: Jesus as Pedagogue of the Oppressed (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1994), this study explicates the larger view of Jesus' ministry implied in the author's earlier book and clarifies the theological foundation of Jesus' work "by connecting him to the prophetic traditions of Israel" (p. 47).

Herzog divides his book into four parts. Part 1, "The Continuing Quest for the ...

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