Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not : Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies

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Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not : Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies

edited by Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica

IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, c2013

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The 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 expose 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. Contributors include: David Nystrom on Roman ideology Judith A. Diehl on the state of empire scholarship Joel Willitts on Matthew Dean Pinter on Luke Christopher W. Skinner on John's Gospel and Letters Drew Strait on Acts Michael F. Bird on Romans Lynn Cohick on Philippians Allan R. Bevere on Colossians and Philemon Dwight Sheets on Revelation

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Foreword by Andy Crouch Introduction Scot McKnight and Joseph Modica 1. We Have No King But Caesar: Roman Imperial Ideology and the Imperial Cult David Nystrom 2. Anti-Imperial Rhetoric in the New Testament Judith A. Diehl 3. Matthew Joel Willitts 4. The Gospel of Luke and the Roman Empire Dean Pinter 5. John's Gospel and the Roman Imperial Context: An Evaluation of Recent Proposals Christopher W. Skinner 6. Proclaiming Another King Named Jesus? The Acts of the Apostles and the Roman Imperial Cult(s) Drew J. Strait 7. "One Who Will Arise to Rule Over the Nations": Paul's Letter to the Romans and the Roman Empire Michael F. Bird 8. Philippians and Empire: Paul?s Engagement with Imperialism and the Imperial Cult Lynn H. Cohick 9. Colossians and the Rhetoric of Empire: A New Battle Zone Allan R. Bevere 10. Something Old, Something New: Revelation and Empire Dwight Sheets Conclusion Scot McKnight and Joseph Modica Contributors Subject and Author Index Scripture Index

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