Luke-Acts and Empire

In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.

About the author

David Rhoads is emeritus Professor of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. He is author of Reading Mark: Engaging the Gospel (2004).

David Esterline is the Director of the Institute for Cross-Cultural Theological Education at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the coeditor of The Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity (2010).

Jae Won Lee taught as Assistant Professor of New Testament at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago for eight years.

Product details

• Assisted by: David Esterline (Editor), Jae Won Lee (Editor), David Rhoads (Editor)
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9781498254984
• ISBN: 978-1-4982-5498-4
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 429 g
• Series: Princeton Theological Monograph Series
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works