Luke-Acts and Empire
Essays in Honor of Robert L. Brawley
Published on 1. January 2011
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Paperback/Softback
175 pages
978-1-60899-098-6 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60899-098-6 (9781608990986)
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David Rhoads | David Esterline | Jae Won Lee
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Essays in Honor of Robert L. Brawley
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David Rhoads is emeritus Professor of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He is author of Reading Mark: Engaging the Gospel (2004). David Esterline is the Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Theological Education at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the coeditor of The Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity (2010). Jae Won Lee taught as Assistant Professor of New Testament at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago for eight years.