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People under Power Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
258 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our... Read more
Introduction: Christians, Jews, and Roman Power Part I: Jewish Communities in the Shadow of the Empire, Part II: Contextualizing New Testament Texts with the Empire, Part III: Imperial Ideology and Other Early Christian Texts
Biography
Michael Labahn is teachings as extraordinary professor at Martin-Luther University Halle. He is co-editor with Lehtipuu of the volume People under Power: Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire (AUP 2015).
Outi Lehtipuu is an adjunct professor and Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki.
