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Paul and empire : religion and power in Roman imperial society / edited by Richard A. Horsley.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, c1997.Description: xi, 257 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1563382172 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 225.95 21
LOC classification:
  • BR170 .P38 1997
Contents:
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Laus imperii / P.A. Brunt -- Who is the true prophet? / Dieter Georgi -- Rituals and power / S.R.F. Price -- The power of images / Paul Zanker -- Patronal power relations / Peter Garnsey and Richard Saller --Patronage in Roman Corinth / John K. Chow -- The veil of power / Richard Gordon -- God turned upside down / Dieter Georgi -- Imperial ideology and Paul's eschatology in 1 Thessalonians / Helmut Koester -- The anti-imperial message of the cross ; Romans 13:1-7 in the context of imperial propaganda / Neil Elliott -- The imperial cults of Thessalonica and political conflict in 1 Thessalonians / Karl P. Donfried -- The praxis of coequal discipleship / Elisabeth Sch�ssler Fiorenza -- 1 Corinthians : a case study of Paul's assembly as an alternative society / Richard A. Horsley.

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