The New Testament and empire: on the importance of theory

dc.contributor.author	Punt, J. (Jeremy)
dc.date.accessioned	2012-04-20T08:37:27Z
dc.date.available	2012-04-20T08:37:27Z
dc.date.issued	2011-12
dc.identifier.citation	Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae, vol 37, Supplement, pp 91-114	en
dc.identifier.issn	10170499
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5653
dc.description	Peer reviewed.	en
dc.description.abstract	Discussions on the relationship between empires and biblical texts can benefit greatly from the theorisation of empire. It entails perceiving empire as a constantly constructed entity, by both the powerful and the subjugated, as well as the concomitant responses situated in attraction to and subversion of empire, i.e. its negotiation. The discussion is primarily related to the 1st century CE context, but finds important sociorhetorical antecedents in ancient Israelite history and textual traditions.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (24 pages)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Church History Society of Southern Africa	en
dc.subject	Empires
dc.subject	Biblical texts
dc.subject	Roman Empire
dc.subject	New Testament
dc.subject.ddc	229.92
dc.subject.lcsh	Apocryphal books (New Testament)
dc.subject.lcsh	Church and social problems
dc.subject.lcsh	Missions -- Theory
dc.subject.lcsh	Church and social problems
dc.title	The New Testament and empire: on the importance of theory	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Research Institute for Theology and Religion	en