tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post8671598334416908471..comments2024-03-19T00:26:30.753-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: New Testament, Its Context and Origins—Chris KeithAnthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-58513144968682518162013-03-18T11:43:03.232-07:002013-03-18T11:43:03.232-07:00A book I inexplicably avoided as a college student...A book I inexplicably avoided as a college student was Bruce Malina's The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology (Westminster/JohnKnox, 2001). Another one of Malina's is The Social World of Jesus and the Gospels (Routledge, 1996). I recommend them both. You'll see the text differently.Jack Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442539953410795768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-62180251588681362562013-03-18T05:12:01.165-07:002013-03-18T05:12:01.165-07:00N.T. Wright's, The Resurrection of the Son of ...N.T. Wright's, The Resurrection of the Son of God, will give you a overview of 2nd Temple Judaism (400 BC) all the way to 2nd Century AD Christianity. The focus of his survey is of course, resurrection, but you will learn a great deal about the depth of religious and cultural influences at play during these times. You just have to be willing to read 800 pages.Corby Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406861425799302616noreply@blogger.com