Reign of God and Rome in Luke's Passion Narrative

An East Asian Global Perspective

AvYong-sung Ahn

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Through a cultural analysis of hegemonic (post)colonial relations, which characterize both the narrative world of Luke and the author's own reading context - Korea - this study examines how "Luke's Passion Narrative" (19:45-23:56) constructs the space-time of the Reign of God, both in contest to and in compliance with that of the Roman Empire. The author argues that Luke's colonial relations profoundly complicate the Gospel's theological perspectives. By contesting the established, but anachronistic dichotomies of politics vs. religion, this world vs. the other, and by addressing scholarly neglect of the colonial collaboration between the Jerusalem leadership and Rome, this project seeks a holistic way of reading Luke. Ahn's book may be conceived as the first phase of a larger project on the postcolonial interpretation of Luke-Acts in a self-conscious East Asian perspective. Seminary students and scholars, both biblical and East Asian, will find this book helpful.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-02-28
Mått:155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt:596 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Biblical Interpretation Series
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004150133

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Yong-Sung Ahn, Ph.D., the Graduate Theological Union, was formerly the editor of the monthly Biblical Studies for Preachers published by the Center for the Study of the Bible in Korea. He now teaches at several schools in Korea, including the Presbyterian College & Theological Seminary and Seoul Women's University. He focuses mainly on how Asian cultural studies and biblical studies can enrich each other.

Recensioner i media

'This work is a fascinating hermeneutical, literary, and textual study of Luke's passion material from a postcolonial perspective.[..] In sum, this is a provocative work. It is well done and stimulates consideration of the text and the values of the world we live in.' Darrell L. Bock, Review of Biblical Literature, 2006. 'a theoretically sophisticated approach, one that is as analytically persuasive as it is ethically challenging. ..a sophisticated and insightful analysis, and one I would recommend to all who seek to read Luke-Acts anew with a fresh, persuasive and ethical perspective.' Abraham Smith, Biblical Interpreation, 2010