The Roman Empire and the New Testament : an essential guide / Warren Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Warren, 1955-

Series:

Abingdon essential guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Bible. New Testament--History of contemporary events.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

History of contemporary events.

Rome--Social life and customs.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Manners and customs.

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Politics and government.

Rome--Religion.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xi, 148 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, [2006]

Summary:

Abingdon Essential Guides fulfill the need for brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introductions to the core disciplines in biblical, theological, and religious studies.

The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide familiarizes the reader with the political, economic, social, cultural, and religious aspects of Roman rule and shows how the New Testament enabled its first readers to negotiate their pervasive imperial context. Brief in presentation yet broad in scope, Warren Carter's text is an excellent introduction to the world in which early Christianity was born.

Contents:

Introduction

The Roman imperial world

Evaluating Rome's empire

Ruling faces of the empire: encountering imperial officials

Spaces of empire: urban and rural areas

Temples and "religious"/political personnel

Imperial theology: a clash of theological and societal claims

Economics, food, and health

Further dynamics of resistance

Postscript.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148).

ISBN:

0687343941

OCLC:

64084054