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Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted
First of all, while I agree that the politics of the Religious Right and other hierarchical Christians totally miss the historical, linguistic, and cultural context of the Bible and the Gospel, I do not agree that the "fix" is to revamp the Gospel into left wing or any other kind of human political ideology. To do so only twists the Good News another way, still reimaging God according to what fits our own sense of righteousness. The author would have done better to show God more and human ideas less.
The second problem I have with the book is the near complete lack of footnotes or other referential notations or remarks that would make this all seem more than just the author's opinion of history. Yes, he does quote and reference a number of scripture passages, but that's about it. So, for example, when he refers to the Mosaic priesthood, he goes on at some length talking about the problems that surfaced over the centuries within it - problems not documented within the Bible itself. So, where has the author gotten this information? There isn't even a bibliography one might use to learn more of
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Hendricks, Obery M., Jr. 1953- (Obery Mack Hendricks, Jr.)
PERSONAL:
Born April 9, 1953. Education: Princeton Theological Seminary, M.A.; Princeton University, Ph.D. Hobbies and other interests: Martial arts, playing jazz and blues songs on guitar.
ADDRESSES:
Office—New York Theological Seminary, 475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 500, New York, NY 10115.
CAREER:
Theologian, minister, educator. Investment advisor, New York, NY, 1977-86; Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, OH, former president; New York Theological Seminary, currently professor of biblical studies; Princeton Theological Seminary, visiting scholar.
WRITINGS:
Living Water (novel), HarperSanFrancisco (San Francisco, CA), 2003.
The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2006.
SIDELIGHTS:
Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., worked on Wall Street for more than a decade before he saw the need for changing his life's direction. In an interview with Larry Reeves for the Memphis, Tennessee, Tri-State Defender, Hendricks said that on Wall Street "after awhile I started feeling empty, like I really wasn't making a contribution." He earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University, and then accepted the position of preside