Margaret Hannan SGS lectures in both Theology and Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University. Her areas of expertise are New Testament Studies, Biblical Interpretation, Women in the Old and New Testament and Sacramental Theology.

"'This is an excellent work, well conceived and beautifully executed. The prose is lucid throughout and never falls victim to jargon even when technical issues are considered... Hannan crafts an approach to the narrative that is sensitive to its sequence as well as to patterns evident when the work is read as a whole.' Professor Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion, Bard College, Annandale, New York"

• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Methodology; Chapter 2 - History of Research. Chapter 3 - The Message and the Messenger; Chapter 4 - Discipleship for the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 5 - Preparing Labourers for the Harvest; Chapter 6 - Knowing the Mysteries of the Kingdom; Chapter 7 - The Keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 8 - Gaining Status in the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 9 - The Consequences of Rejecting Jesus' Message Concerning God's Basileia; Chapter 10 - Awaiting the Kingdom of the Father; Chapter 11 - God's Basileia- Good News for the Nations; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Margaret Hannan SGS lectures in both Theology and Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University. Her areas of expertise are New Testament Studies, Biblical Interpretation, Women in the Old and New Testament and Sacramental Theology.

"'This is an excellent work, well conceived and beautifully executed. The prose is lucid throughout and never falls victim to jargon even when technical issues are considered... Hannan crafts an approach to the narrative that is sensitive to its sequence as well as to patterns evident when the work is read as a whole.' Professor Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion, Bard College, Annandale, New York"

• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Methodology; Chapter 2 - History of Research. Chapter 3 - The Message and the Messenger; Chapter 4 - Discipleship for the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 5 - Preparing Labourers for the Harvest; Chapter 6 - Knowing the Mysteries of the Kingdom; Chapter 7 - The Keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 8 - Gaining Status in the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 9 - The Consequences of Rejecting Jesus' Message Concerning God's Basileia; Chapter 10 - Awaiting the Kingdom of the Father; Chapter 11 - God's Basileia- Good News for the Nations; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Margaret Hannan SGS lectures in both Theology and Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University. Her areas of expertise are New Testament Studies, Biblical Interpretation, Women in the Old and New Testament and Sacramental Theology.

"'This is an excellent work, well conceived and beautifully executed. The prose is lucid throughout and never falls victim to jargon even when technical issues are considered... Hannan crafts an approach to the narrative that is sensitive to its sequence as well as to patterns evident when the work is read as a whole.' Professor Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion, Bard College, Annandale, New York"

• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Methodology; Chapter 2 - History of Research. Chapter 3 - The Message and the Messenger; Chapter 4 - Discipleship for the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 5 - Preparing Labourers for the Harvest; Chapter 6 - Knowing the Mysteries of the Kingdom; Chapter 7 - The Keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 8 - Gaining Status in the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 9 - The Consequences of Rejecting Jesus' Message Concerning God's Basileia; Chapter 10 - Awaiting the Kingdom of the Father; Chapter 11 - God's Basileia- Good News for the Nations; Conclusion; Bibliography.