Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not : Evaluating Empire in New Testament Studies /
edited by Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica ; foreword by Andy Crouch.
- Downers Grove, IL : IVP, c2013.
- 224 pages ; pbk ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Andy Crouch -- Introduction / Scot McKnight and Joseph B Modica -- We have no king but Caesar : Roman Imperial ideology and the Imperial Cult / David Nystrom -- Matthew / Joel Willitts -- The Gospel of Luke and the Roman Empire / Dean Pinter -- John's Gospel and the Roman Imperial Context : an evaluation of recent proposals / Christopher W. Skinner -- Proclaiming another king named Jesus? : The Acts of the Apostles and the Roman Imperial Cult(s) / Drew J. Strait -- "One who will arise to rule over the nations": Paul's letter to the Romans and the Roman Empire / Michael F. Bird -- Philippians and Empire : paul's engagement with Imperialism and the Imperial Cult / Lynn H. Cohick -- Colossians and the Rhetoric of Empire : A new battle zone / Allan R. Bevere -- Something old, something new : Revelation and Empire / Dwight D. Sheets -- Conclusion / Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica.
9780830839919 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2012045944
Bible.--N.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Christianity and politics--Biblical teaching. Bible and politics. Politics in the Bible. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Roman Imperialism and the early church.