The New Cambridge Companion to Jesus serves as the most up to date guide and resource for understanding Jesus' multifaceted legacy, enduring impact over time and space, and relevance in today's world. Integrating textual, historical, theological, and cultural perspectives, the essays, specially commissioned for this volume, also offer a fresh and diverse overview of Jesus' significance in contemporary global contexts. Key features include insights into Jesus' life and teachings, his role in different religious traditions, and his influence on art, music, and global cultures. The volume also addresses contemporary issues of poverty, race, and power dynamics, making it especially relevant for today's readers. The Companion offers a diversity of perspectives from which to approach the unique identity and importance of Jesus beyond the 2020s, whether in relation to Christianity's cultural and existential crises in the Americas, its precipitous decline in Western Europe, or its unprecedented growth and proliferation in Africa and Asia.

Serves as the most up to date guide for understanding Jesus' multifaceted legacy, covering historical, cultural, and theological aspects.

About the Author
Markus Bockmuehl is the University of Oxford's Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture and a Fellow of Keble College. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and currently MacDonald Agape Visiting Professor at the Pontifical University of St Thomas/Angelicum in Rome. He has published over 140 articles and authored or edited two dozen books.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009233026
Author Markus Bockmuehl
Format Hardback
Page Count 440
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 830g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm * 27mm