God and Empire
God and Empire

Author: John Dominic Crossan

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 006174428X

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The bestselling author and prominent New Testament scholar draws parallels between 1st–century Roman Empire and 21st–century United States, showing how the radical messages of Jesus and Paul can lead us to peace today Using the tools of expert biblical scholarship and a keen eye for current events, bestselling author John Dominic Crossan deftly presents the tensions exhibited in the Bible between political power and God’s justice. Through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and retribution, justice and peace, and ultimately, redemption. He examines the meaning of “kingdom of God” prophesized by Jesus, and the equality recommended to Paul by his churches, contrasting these messages of peace against the misinterpreted apocalyptic vision from the book of Revelations, that has been co-opted by modern right-wing theologians and televangelists to justify the United State’s military actions in the Middle East.

Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not
Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not

Author: Scot McKnight

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0830839917

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This volume brings together respected biblical scholars to evaluate the turn toward "empire criticism" in recent New Testament scholarship. While praising the movement for its deconstruction of Roman statecraft and ideology, the contributors also provide a salient critique of the anti-imperialist rhetoric pervading much of the current literature.

Jesus and Empire
Jesus and Empire

Author: Richard A. Horsley

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published:

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781451416671

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A major advance in Jesus studies and a critique of oppression. Horsley focuses his attention on how Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God relates to Roman and Herodian power politics.

The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire
The Kingdom of God as Liturgical Empire

Author: Scott Hahn

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0801039479

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Bestselling author and theologian Scott Hahn offers a commentary on 1 and 2 Chronicles as a liturgical and theological interpretation of Israel's history.

Jesus and the Empire of God
Jesus and the Empire of God

Author: Warren Carter

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-06-07

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 1725294605

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The New Testament Gospels came into existence in a world ruled by Roman imperial power. Their main character, Jesus, is crucified on a Roman cross by a Roman governor. How do the Gospels interact with the structures, practices, and personnel of the Roman world? What strategies and approaches do the Gospels attest? What role for accommodation, for imitation, for critique, for opposition, for decolonizing, for reinscribing, for getting along, for survival? This book engages these questions by discussing the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ origins and birth, his teachings and miraculous actions, his entry to Jerusalem, his death, and his resurrection, ascension, and return. The book engages not only the first-century world but also raises questions about our own society’s structures and practices concerning the use of power, equitable access to resources, the practice of justice, and merciful and respectful societal interactions.

Jesus and the Empire of God
Jesus and the Empire of God

Author: Warren Carter

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-06-07

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1725294621

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The New Testament Gospels came into existence in a world ruled by Roman imperial power. Their main character, Jesus, is crucified on a Roman cross by a Roman governor. How do the Gospels interact with the structures, practices, and personnel of the Roman world? What strategies and approaches do the Gospels attest? What role for accommodation, for imitation, for critique, for opposition, for decolonizing, for reinscribing, for getting along, for survival? This book engages these questions by discussing the Gospel accounts of Jesus' origins and birth, his teachings and miraculous actions, his entry to Jerusalem, his death, and his resurrection, ascension, and return. The book engages not only the first-century world but also raises questions about our own society's structures and practices concerning the use of power, equitable access to resources, the practice of justice, and merciful and respectful societal interactions.

Christ and Caesar
Christ and Caesar

Author: Seyoon Kim

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2008-10-07

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 0802860087

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This title looks at what kind of responses Paul made to the Roman Empire. The author subjects the methods of current interpreters to critical scrutiny and discusses what makes an anti-imperial interpretation of Pauline writings difficult.

When Jesus Became God
When Jesus Became God

Author: Richard E. Rubenstein

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 9780156013154

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A fascinating volume details the two priests--Arius and Athanasius--mortal enemies who became the major players in the fateful conflict in Christendom to decide whether Jesus was God or the holiest of men until the Reformation and Alexander, the powerful bishop of Alexandria, who was determined to find a speedy resolution. Reprint.

Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire
Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire

Author: Paul B. Duff

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2017-11-21

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1467448389

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When Jesus of Nazareth began proclaiming the kingdom of God early in the first century, he likely had no intention of starting a new religion, especially one that included former pagans. Yet a new religion did eventually develop—one that not only included non-Jews but was soon dominated by them. How did this happen? Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire by Paul Duff offers an accessible and informed account of Christian origins, beginning with the teaching of Jesus and moving to the end of the first century. Duff's narrative shows how the rural Jewish movement led by Jesus developed into a largely non-Jewish phenomenon permeating urban centers of the Roman Empire. Paying special attention to social, cultural, and religious contexts—as well as to early Christian ideas about idolatry, marriage, family, slavery, and ethnicity—Jesus Followers in the Roman Empire will help readers cultivate a deeper understanding of the identity, beliefs, and practices of early Christ-believers.

In the Shadow of Empire
In the Shadow of Empire

Author: Richard A. Horsley

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0664232329

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The Bible tells the stories of many empires, and many are still considered some of the largest of the ancient and classical world: the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks, and finally the Romans. In this provocative book, nine experts bring a critical analysis of these world empires in the background of the Old and New Testaments. As they explain, the Bible developedagainstthe context of these empires, providing concrete meaning to the countercultural claims of Jews and Christians that their God was the true King, the real Emperor. Each chapter describes how to read the Bible as a reaction to empire and points to how to respond to the biblical message to resist imperial powers in every age.