| Description |
xii, 185 pages ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [131]-174) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Israel and empire: from the Egyptians to the Greeks -- Israel and empire: from the Maccabees to the War against Rome -- Jesus and empire: the teacher and the man of deed -- Jesus, violence, and non-violence -- Jesus and empire: the crucified -- The Gospel passion narratives as historical sources -- Two Jewish witnesses to the death of Jesus -- Did the Sanhedrin in the time of Jesus have authority to execute the death penalty? -- Jesus' followers and the Roman Empire: Paul -- Jesus' followers and the Roman Empire: Luke, 1 Peter, and Revelation --Further thoughts on the imperial rhetoric, and John the Seer's relationship to it -- Empires ancient and modern -- Unscientific postscript -- Further remarks on literary treatments of the abandonment of responsibility. |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Political and social views.
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Church and state -- Rome.
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Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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| ISBN |
9780195183344 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0195183347 hardcover alkaline paper |
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