Empire in the New Testament /
Empire in the New Testament /
edited by Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall.
- Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, c2011.
- xiii, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- McMaster New Testament studies series ; 10. .
- McMaster New Testament studies ; 10. .
Papers presented at the 13th H.H. Bingham Colloquium on the New Testament held in 2007 at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Empire, the New Testament, and beyond / Old Testament context of David's costly flirtation with empire-building / Walking in the light of Yahweh: Zion and the empires in the book of Isaiah / Matthew and empire / King Jesus and his ambassadors : empire and Luke-Acts / "I have conquered the world" : the death of Jesus and the end of empire in the gospel of John / Paul confronts Caesar with the good news / "This was not an ordinary death" : empire and atonement in the minor Pauline epistles / Running the gamut : the varied responses to empire in Jewish Christianity / Church fathers and the Roman Empire / Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall -- Douglas K. Stuart -- Mark J. Boda -- Warren Carter -- Craig A. Evans -- Tom Thatcher -- Stanley E. Porter -- Matthew Forrest Lowe -- Cynthia Long Westfall -- Gordon L. Heath. Introduction:
9781608995998 (pbk.) 1608995992 (pbk.)
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.
Imperialism--Biblical teaching--Congresses.
Religion and politics--Biblical teaching--Congresses.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.
Christianity and politics--History--Rome--Congresses.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.--Congresses.
BS2545.I47 / E46 2007
270.1
Papers presented at the 13th H.H. Bingham Colloquium on the New Testament held in 2007 at McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Empire, the New Testament, and beyond / Old Testament context of David's costly flirtation with empire-building / Walking in the light of Yahweh: Zion and the empires in the book of Isaiah / Matthew and empire / King Jesus and his ambassadors : empire and Luke-Acts / "I have conquered the world" : the death of Jesus and the end of empire in the gospel of John / Paul confronts Caesar with the good news / "This was not an ordinary death" : empire and atonement in the minor Pauline epistles / Running the gamut : the varied responses to empire in Jewish Christianity / Church fathers and the Roman Empire / Stanley E. Porter and Cynthia Long Westfall -- Douglas K. Stuart -- Mark J. Boda -- Warren Carter -- Craig A. Evans -- Tom Thatcher -- Stanley E. Porter -- Matthew Forrest Lowe -- Cynthia Long Westfall -- Gordon L. Heath. Introduction:
9781608995998 (pbk.) 1608995992 (pbk.)
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--Congresses.
Imperialism--Biblical teaching--Congresses.
Religion and politics--Biblical teaching--Congresses.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Congresses.
Christianity and politics--History--Rome--Congresses.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.--Congresses.
BS2545.I47 / E46 2007
270.1