Jesus and empire
Subtitle: the kingdom of God and the new world disorder
By: Richard A. Horsley.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Kingdom of God
Description: Building on his earlier studies of Jesus, Galilee, and the social upheavals in Roman Palestine, Horsley focuses his attention on how Jesus' proclamation of the kingdom of God relates to Roman and Herodian power politics. In addition he examines how modern ideologies relate to Jesus' proclamation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.
Table of contents: title: Roman imperialism : the new world disorder; title: Resistance and rebellion in Judea and Galilee; title: Toward a relational approach to Jesus; title: God's judgment of the Roman imperial order; title: Covenantal community and cooperation.