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Summary Of The Politics Of Jesus By Obey Hendricks

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In chapter one of Obey Hendricks ' book, The Politics of Jesus, he contends that the foundation of the bible shifted from personal deliverance founds in Genesis to collective deliverance detailed in Exodus (Hendricks p14.). What prompted the shift? How did it influence Jesus’ ministry and teachings? The answers can be found in the Hebrews’ exodus from Egypt, the years in the wilderness, and the Babylonian exile. In essence, Hendricks sketches the blueprint from which Jesus developed and exercised his political consciousness. As Hendricks contends, to appreciate Jesus ' ministries and teachings, one needs to consider the religious, social and partisan dynamics that shaped and molded Jesus Christ of Nazareth into a sociopolitical

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