Render to Caesar : Jesus, the early church, and the Roman superpower / Christopher Bryan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryan, Christopher, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--Rome.

Church and state.

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

Church history.

Jesus Christ--Political and social views.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bryan reexamines the attitude of the early Church toward imperial Rome, exploring how far the early Christian critique of Roman power extended & finding its roots in the established biblical & prophetic tradition.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1. Israel and Empire: From the Egyptians to the Greeks; 2. Israel and Empire: From the Maccabees to the War against Rome; 3. Jesus and Empire: The Teacher and the Man of Deed; Appendix: Jesus, Violence, and Nonviolence; 4. Jesus and Empire: The Crucified; Appendix A: The Gospel Passion Narratives as Historical Sources; Appendix B: Two Jewish Witnesses to the Death of Jesus; Appendix C: Did the Sanhedrin in the Time of Jesus Have Authority to Execute the Death Penalty?; 5. Jesus' Followers and the Roman Empire: Paul

6. Jesus' Followers and the Roman Empire: Luke-Acts, 1 Peter, and Revelation7. Empires Ancient and Modern; 8. Unscientific Postscript; Notes; Index of Holy Scripture; Index of Authors and Sources; Ancient Authors and Sources; A; C; D; E; H; I; J; L; M; O; P; S; T; V; Modern Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-174) and indexes.

ISBN:

0-19-988479-X

1-280-84559-7

1-4237-6208-8

0-19-804044-X

9786610845590

OCLC:

191827231