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040			_cSt. Andrew's Theological Seminary
050			_aBS 2545 .P6 _bJ47 2013
245	1	0	_aJesus is Lord, Caesar is not _bevaluating empire in New Testament studies _cedited by Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica
260	0		_aDowners Grove, Illinois: _bIVP Academic, _cc2013.
300			_a224 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aThe New Testament is immersed in the often hostile world of the Roman Empire, but its relationship to that world is complex. What is meant by Jesus' call to "render unto Caesar" his due, when Luke subversively heralds the arrival of a Savior and Lord who is not Caesar, but Christ? Is there tension between Peter's command to "honor the emperor" and John's apocalyptic denouncement of Rome as "Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots"? Under the direction of editors Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica, respected biblical scholars have come together to investigate an increasingly popular approach in New Testament scholarship of interpreting the text through the lens of empire. The contributors praise recent insights into the New Testament's exposé of Roman statecraft, ideology and emperor worship. But they conclude that rhetoric of anti-imperialism is often given too much sway. More than simply hearing the biblical authors in their context, it tends to govern what they must be saying about their context. The result of this collaboration, Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not, is a groundbreaking yet accessible critical evaluation of empire criticism. --Publisher
650			_aChristainity and politics _xBiblical teaching
650			_aBible and politics
650			_aPolitics in the Bible
650			_aChurch history _xPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600
650			_aBible. N.T. _xCriticism, Interpretation, etc.
700	1		_aMcKnight, Scot _eeditor
700	1		_aModica, Joseph B. _eeditor
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