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An introduction to empire in the New Testament / edited by Adam Winn.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Resources for biblical study ; Number 84.
- Resources for Biblical Study ; Number 84
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Rome--In the Bible.
- Rome - In the Bible.
- Rome.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (368 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explore how empire is a crucial foreground for reading and interpreting the New Testament In the last three decades, significant attention has been given to the way in which New Testament texts engage and respond to the imperial world in which they were written.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- A Brief Word of Introduction and Acknowledgment
- Abbreviations
- Striking Back at the Empire
- Peace, Prosperity, and Propaganda
- Jesus-in-Movement and the Roman Imperial (Dis)order
- An Imperial-Critical Reading of Matthew
- The Gospel of Mark
- Crafting Colonial Identities
- The Fourth Gospel, Romanization, and the Role of Women
- Paul and Empire 1
- Paul and Empire 2
- Colossians, Ephesians, and Empire
- Construing and Containing an Imperial Paul
- Resisting Empire in Hebrews
- Empire in James
- Confronting Roman Imperial Claims
- Victory and Visibility
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Ancient Sources Index
- Modern Authors Index
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-88414-151-9
- OCLC:
- 952932408
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