The Jesus Revolution: A Transformative Theology of the New Testament

by James M. Scott

Publisher:

Cascade Books

, 2023

This introduction to a biblical theology of the New Testament seeks to revitalize our engagement with the Scriptures for the twenty-first century by showing not only how the assemblage of ancient writings consisting of both Old and New Testaments is intrinsically relevant, but also how we can remain faithful to Jesus Christ, the organizing principle of those writings, in the process. The book is an invitation to all people of goodwill--believers and unbelievers, liberals and conservatives--to put aside their differences in order to cooperate in the revolution that Jesus inaugurated, the creation of a new and better world in the here and now as an anticipation of the eschatological finale. In an age in which many people are overwhelmed by life and looking for ways to cope, this book offers fresh perspectives and penetrating insights that are grounded in solid biblical scholarship with the aid of contemporary philosophical concepts.

Praise for The Jesus Revolution

“A stunning and sophisticated rebuke of the moral therapeutic deism and white Christian nationalism that dominates so much of Christendom today. Scott invites us to reclaim the New Testament as an ‘assemblage’ of texts that point to nonviolent revolution.”

—Drew Strait, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary



“In this unusual and innovative project, Scott seeks to reorient New Testament theology around Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s theorization of the conditions of revolutionary possibility. Scott seeks to align Deleuze and Guattari’s categories with aspects of Jesus and the early ‘Jesus movement,’ including Paul. Scott knows there is some theoretical heavy lifting here; he wants to invite readers into the ‘ongoing process of continual transformation’ in our own turbulent times.”

—Neil Elliott, author of Liberating Paul

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Product Details

• Title: The Jesus Revolution: A Transformative Theology of the New Testament
• Author: James M. Scott
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781666746600, 9781666746594, 1666746592, 9781666746587, 1666746584, 1666746606
• Resource ID: LLS:9781666746600
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-16T11:33:13Z

About James M. Scott

James M. Scott (DTheol, University of Tübingen) is professor of religious studies at Trinity Western University, British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of Paul and the Nations and Adoption as Sons of God, and is a recognized expert on the topic of exile and restoration in Jewish and Christian perspectives.