Building on his earlier studies on Jesus, Galilee, and the social upheavals in Roman Palestine, Horsley focuses his attention on how Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God relates to the Roman and Herodian power politics. In addition he examines how modern ideologies relate to Jesus' proclamation.
-- Roman Imperialism: The New World Disorder
-- Resistance and Rebellion in Judea and Galilee
-- Jesus in the Politics of Roman Palestine
-- The Kingdom of God as Condemnation of Roman Imperialism
-- Jesus' Alternative Social Order: Community and Cooperation
-- Epilogue: The Empire Strikes Back