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Matthew and Empire

Initial Explorations

by Warren Carter

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

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Although New Testament scholars have examined Paul's writings and their relationship to the Roman empire and its imperial policies and writings, they have focused little attention on ways in which the Gospels were influenced by that imperialism. In Matthew and Empire, Warren Carter argues that Matthew's Gospel protests Roman imperialism by asserting that God's purposes and will are performed not by the empire and emperor but by Jesus and his community of disciples. Matthew and Empire makes the claim for reading Matthew in this way against the almost exclusive emphasis on the relationship with the synagogue that has long been a staple of Matthean criticism. Carter establishes Matthew's imperial context by examining Roman imperial ideology and material presence in Antioch, the traditional provenance for Matthew. He argues that Matthean Christology, which presents Jesus as God's agent, is shaped by claims
Matthew and Empire and The New Testament
The New TestamentMatthew and Empire

  • Author

    Warren Carter

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    October 2001

  • Weight

    350g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9781563383427

  • ISBN-10

    156338342X

  • Eden Code

    1178299

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