People under Power : : Early Jewish and Christian Responses to the Roman Empire / / Michael Labahn, Outi Lehtipuu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014
• VerfasserIn: Labahn, Michael,; Lehtipuu, Outi,
• MitwirkendeR: Brooke, George J.,; Dávid, Nóra,; Frenschkowski, Marco,; Grundeken, Mark R. C.,; Labahn, Michael,; Lans, Birgit van der,; Lehtipuu, Outi,; Meiser, Martin,; Middleton, Paul,; Petersen, Anders Klostergaard,; Scholtissek, Klaus,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Early Christianity in the Roman World ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)

This volume presents a batch of incisive new essays on the relationship between Roman imperial power and ideology and Christian and Jewish life and thought within the empire. Employing diverse methodologies that include historical criticism, rhetorical criticism, postcolonial criticism, and social historical studies, the contributors offer fresh perspectives on a question that is crucial for our understanding not only of the late Roman Empire, but also of the growth and change of Christianity and Judaism in the imperial period.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I.Jewish Communities In The Shadows Of The Empire -- The Kittim And Hints Of Hybridity In The Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Politics Of Exclusion -- Μεμορια Iudati Patiri -- Part II Contextualizing New Testament Texts With The Empire -- Imperial Politics In Paul -- Das Markusevangelium – Eine Ideologie- Und Imperiumskritische Schrift? -- „Ein Beispiel Habe Ich Euch Gegeben…“ (Joh 13,15) -- Part III. Imperial Ideology And Other Early Christian Texts -- The Shepherd Of Hermas And The Roman Empire -- Noble Death Or Death Cult? -- Nero Redivivus As A Subject Of Early Christian Arcane Teaching -- A Selection Of Ancient Sources