Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict

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What impresses the most, though, is in how by demystifying an epic class struggle of the past lessons of strategic relevance to struggles for liberation in the present can be drawn. Myles have painstakingly examined many of the mainstream interpretations of the life, teachings, and execution of Jesus. To my knowledge, this book will be the first major contemporary biography on Jesus from a historical materialist perspective and written by respected experts in the field. Some readers may be irritated by the retro-fitting of 19th and 20th century language to a first century setting (the Twelve Disciples are referred to as the Jesus Movement’s “Politburo,” and the desired millenarian outcome as a “Dictatorship of the Peasantry,” for instance). Seeing such portraits as romanticized and overly idealized, the interest here is on the social and economic forces that produced the Jesus movement.

But is Mark’s story his way of showing that Antipas is a foolish victim of a pretty girl’s charm (Esther 5.This book moves on from the Third Quest for the historical Jesus, so focused on seeing Jesus as a great innovator within a particular cultural, religious and societal context.

This thrilling historical materialist take on the historical Jesus situates the life of Jesus of Nazareth in the turbulent troubles of first-century Palestine. The book conveys a sharp sense of the times and places, the issues and discussions, the difficulties and possibilities. The book is sound in its scholarship, reasonable in its conclusions, yet provocative enough that it will hold an array of readers' interests.

We are part of the pro-democracy media contesting the vast right-wing media propaganda ecosystem brainwashing tens of millions and putting democracy at risk. The movement’s vision meant the rich would have to give up their wealth, but the poor would be afforded a life of heavenly luxury. Of the three last words of Jesus on the cross offered by Mark/Matthew, Luke and John which is historical or does that not matter?