An Introduction to Empire in the New Testament

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Adam Winn
SBL Press, Jun 24, 2016 - Religion - 360 pages

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. The purpose of the present volume is to introduce students and non-specialists to the growing subfield of New Testament studies known as empire studies. Contributors seek to make readers aware of the significant work that has already been produced, while also pointing them to new ways in which this field is moving forward. The contributors are Bruce W. Longenecker, Richard A. Horsley, Warren Carter, Adam Winn, Eric D. Barreto, Beth M. Sheppard, Neil Elliot, James R. Harrison, Harry O. Maier, Deborah Krause, Jason A.Whitlark, Matthew R. Hauge, Kelly D. Liebengood, and Davina C. Lopez.

Features:

  • Essays from a diverse group of interpreters who at times have differing presuppositions, methods, and concerns
  • Articles introduce students and non-specialists to the Roman imperial realities regularly encountered by first and second century Christians
  • Contributions explore the strategies employed by early Christians to respond to the Roman empire
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    Selected pages

    Contents

    Striking Back at the Empire
    		1
    Peace Prosperity and Propaganda
    		15
    JesusinMovement and the Roman Imperial Disorder
    		47
    An ImperialCritical Reading of Matthew
    		71
    The Gospel of Mark
    		91
    Crafting Colonial Identities
    		107
    The Fourth Gospel Romanization and the Role of Women
    		123
    Paul and Empire 1
    		143
    Resisting Empire in Hebrews
    		221
    Empire in James
    		237
    Confronting Roman Imperial Claims
    		255
    Victory and Visibility
    		273
    Bibliography
    		297
    Contributors
    		321
    Ancient Sources Index
    		325
    Modern Authors Index
    		341

    Paul and Empire 2
    		165
    Colossians Ephesians and Empire
    		185
    Construing and Containing an Imperial Paul
    		203
    Subject Index
    		345
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    About the author (2016)

    Adam Winn is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Azusa Pacific University (Azusa, CA). He serves as an affiliate faculty member for Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Purpose of Mark's Gospel: An Early Christian Response to Roman Imperial Propaganda (Mohr Siebeck) and Mark and the Elijah-Elisha Narrative: Considering the Practice of Greco-Roman Imitation in the Search for Markan Source Material (Pickwick).

    Bibliographic information

    TitleAn Introduction to Empire in the New Testament
    Volume 84 of Resources for Biblical Study
    EditorAdam Winn
    PublisherSBL Press, 2016
    ISBN0884141519, 9780884141518
    Length360 pages
    Subjects ›  › 

    Religion / Ancient
    Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
    Religion / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics
      
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