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John and empire : initial explorations / Warren Carter.

Carter, Warren, 1955-
2008
226.5067 C325j 2008
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Title
John and empire : initial explorations / Warren Carter.
Author
Carter, Warren, 1955-
ISBN
9780567027030 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0567027031 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : T & T Clark, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xii, 423 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
226.5067 C325j 2008
System Control No.
(OCoLC)137305712
(OCoLC)137305712
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-412) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Invisible Rome : reading John's Gospel
Synagogues, Jesus-believers, and Rome's empire : bridges and boundaries
Expressions of Roman power in Ephesus
Negotiating the imperial present by turning to the past : Artemis, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus wisdom
Genre as imperial negotiation : ancient biography and John's Gospel
The plot of John's Gospel
Images and titles for Jesus in the Roman imperial context
Eternal Rome and eternal life
John's father and the emperor as father of the fatherland
The sacred identity of John's Jesus-believers
The governor and the King/Emperor : Pilate and Jesus (John 18:28-19:22)
Where's Jesus? apotheosis and ascension.
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