Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

1 222 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Framed within a discussion on the use of biblical texts for reasoning about social, cultural, and political realities, Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God explores the construction of the kingdom of God in Luke and Acts through the lens of Rome’s presentation of its own empire. By evoking the audience’s lived experience of Roman rule—its stories, works of literature, monuments, and images—the Lukan narratives communicate about God’s kingdom in a culturally meaningful way, sometimes mirroring, sometimes diverging from, and sometimes subverting the logic of these expressions of Roman rule. Touching on a wide range of issues—including gender, ethnic representation, status disparities, economic and military imperialism, and violence—this book is suggestive regarding both the Lukan vision of the kingdom of God and Lukan dispositions toward aspects of Roman rule.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-23
Mått:141 x 244 x 24 mm
Vikt:549 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781978707351

Utforska kategorier

Romarna inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Michael Kochenash is postdoctoral research fellow in Christian studies at Hunan University’s Yuelu Academy.

Recensioner i media

Classicists and ancient historians will benefit from Kochenash’s summary studies of various aspects of Roman imperial ideology (some deserving monographs in their own right) and exercise of power and one New Testament voice on these issues. They might be surprised to what extent primarily religious books like the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles reflect their historical origin and background and participate in their own way in ancient discourses about power and rule.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsPart I: Introduction1. Reading Luke and Acts within the Context of the Roman EmpirePart II: Juxtaposing Foundational Figures2. Imperial Genealogies and Adam as God’s Son3. Movement of Capital and Jesus’s Teachings4. Commissions for Violence and Jesus’s AscensionPart III: Juxtaposing Expressions of Inclusion5. Aeneas: A Roman Way to Structure Luke’s Narrative6. Imperial Violence and the Resuscitation of Tabitha7. Status Inequality and Cornelius’s Obeisance8. Divine Duplicities and Luke’s Union of Jews and GentilesPart IV: Epilogue9. Summary and ReflectionsBibliographyAbout the Author