kateraed's review
2.0
Lohfink sets out to establish that God, Jesus, and the Church are not about religious individualism: emphasis has always been on the community. While it would be incredibly helpful for those who desire biblical support for such a claim (I can think of a few individualists to whom I would love to hand this book), if you're already on board with the whole "community is important" lifestyle, you can probably skip it.
justjohnson93's review
5.0
"Jesus' ethic was aimed toward an eschatological, renewed people of God. It was not directed toward the isolated individual, for isolated individuals are simply not in a position to exemplify and to live the social dimension of the reign of God."
This was a short, but surprisingly dense, book that offered a thorough, challenging, and energizing overview of Jesus' relationship to "community." More specifically, the theme of community is developed through four lenses: Jesus and Israel, Jesus and the earliest disciples, Jesus and the New Testament communities, Jesus and the early church.
I would recommend this to pretty much anyone. Lohfink is a Catholic scholar who almost comes across as Anabaptist at times, so most folks will find something here of value.
This was a short, but surprisingly dense, book that offered a thorough, challenging, and energizing overview of Jesus' relationship to "community." More specifically, the theme of community is developed through four lenses: Jesus and Israel, Jesus and the earliest disciples, Jesus and the New Testament communities, Jesus and the early church.
I would recommend this to pretty much anyone. Lohfink is a Catholic scholar who almost comes across as Anabaptist at times, so most folks will find something here of value.
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