Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Referencing and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II The Diversity of Reception
- Part III Ethics, Theology, and Critical Scholarship
- Part IV The Global Jesus Today
- 17 The Jewish Jesus in Christian and in Jewish Memory
- 18 The Racial Jesus
- 19 Jesus, Power, and the Global Poor
- 20 The Asian Faces of Jesus
- 21 Jesus of Africa
- Part V Outlook
- Bibliography
- Ancient Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
19 - Jesus, Power, and the Global Poor
from Part IV - The Global Jesus Today
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 November 2024
Book contents
- The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Referencing and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II The Diversity of Reception
- Part III Ethics, Theology, and Critical Scholarship
- Part IV The Global Jesus Today
- 17 The Jewish Jesus in Christian and in Jewish Memory
- 18 The Racial Jesus
- 19 Jesus, Power, and the Global Poor
- 20 The Asian Faces of Jesus
- 21 Jesus of Africa
- Part V Outlook
- Bibliography
- Ancient Sources Index
- Subject Index
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- References
Summary
This chapter offers a description of the complex interaction between power and poverty in light of the portrayal of Jesus in the canonical gospels. His message of salvation, example of solidarity with the poor, and presence in the life of the church offer a direct challenge to impersonal systems of societal arrangement that promote injustice. The Gospels provide a striking testimony for and guide to the essential work of solidarity with the poor.
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- The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus , pp. 313 - 329Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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