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Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God

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 2020

Summary

Framed within a discussion on the use of biblical texts for reasoning about social, cultural, and political realities, Roman Self-Representation and the Lukan Kingdom of God explores the construction of the kingdom of God in Luke and Acts through the lens of Rome’s presentation of its own empire. By evoking the audience’s lived experience of Roman rule—its stories, works of literature, monuments, and images—the Lukan narratives communicate about God’s kingdom in a culturally meaningful way, sometimes mirroring, sometimes diverging from, and sometimes subverting the logic of these expressions of Roman rule. Touching on a wide range of issues—including gender, ethnic representation, status disparities, economic and military imperialism, and violence—this book is suggestive regarding both the Lukan vision of the kingdom of God and Lukan dispositions toward aspects of Roman rule.

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Edition
1/2020
Copyright Year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0735-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0736-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
224
Product Type
Monograph

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Figures No access
    3. Abbreviations No access
    4. Acknowledgments No access
    1. Chapter 1 Reading Luke and Acts within the Context of the Roman Empire No access
    1. Chapter 2 Imperial Genealogies and Adam as God’s Son No access
    2. Chapter 3 Movement of Capital and Jesus’s Teachings No access
    3. Chapter 4 Commissions for Violence and Jesus’s Ascension No access
    1. Chapter 5 Aeneas No access
    2. Chapter 6 Imperial Violence and the Resuscitation of Tabitha No access
    3. Chapter 7 Status Inequality and Cornelius’s Obeisance No access
    4. Chapter 8 Divine Duplicities and Luke’s Union of Jews and Gentiles No access
    1. Chapter 9 Summary and Reflections No access
  1. Bibliography No access Pages 179 - 202
  2. Author Index No access Pages 203 - 208
  3. Ancient Text Index No access Pages 209 - 222
  4. About the Author No access Pages 223 - 224

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