Christ and Caesar

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ISBN: 9780802860088 | 0802860087
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Copyright: 10/16/2008

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The slogan "Paul and the Empire" is much in vogue in New Testament scholarship today. But did Paul formulate his gospel in antithesis to the Roman imperial cult and ideology and seek to subvert the Empire? Did he really present Christ and Caesar as antithetical to each other?

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiv
The Epistles of Paul
Reading 1 and 2 Thessalonians in Terms of the Imperial Cult	p. 3
Luke's Testimony in Acts 17:1-9	p. 3
The Imperial Cult in Thessalonica	p. 4
Parallelism of Terms	p. 5
Paul's Counter-Imperial Message in 1 Thessalonians?	p. 7
Anti-Imperial Interpretation of Other Pauline Epistles	p. 11
Philippians	p. 11
Romans	p. 16
1 Corinthians	p. 21
The Problems of the Method	p. 28
"Parallelomania"	p. 28
Deduction from Assumptions	p. 30
Proof-Texting	p. 31
Appeal to Coding	p. 32
Factors That Make an Anti-Imperial Interpretation Difficult	p. 34
No Specific Critique of the Roman Empire	p. 34
No Reference to the Imperial Cult	p. 34
Romans 13:1-7	p. 36
Philippians 1:19-26 and Paul's Attitude to the Roman Court	p. 43
Maintaining the Status Quo before the Imminent End	p. 50
Preaching the Gospel to Hasten the Parousia	p. 53
The Ethic of Perseverance, Nonretaliation, Enemy Love, and Peace	p. 54
The Transcendental Conception of Salvation	p. 58
The Absence of Anti-Imperial Interpretation in the Early Church	p. 60
Summary and Conclusion	p. 65
The Writings of Luke (The Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles)
The Gospel Charged as Anti-Imperial	p. 75
Jesus the Davidic Messiah and Universal Lord, and His Liberation of Israel	p. 77
The Annunciation Stories (Luke 1:26-80)	p. 77
The Inclusio of the Birth Narrative (Luke 2:1-14) and Paul's Proclamation in Rome (Acts 28:30-31)	p. 78
Peter's Sermon to the Roman Officer Cornelius (Acts 10:34-43)	p. 81
Jesus' Baptism by John the Baptist (Luke 3:21-22)	p. 84
Jesus' Inaugural Sermon (Luke 4:18-19)	p. 87
Jesus' Temptations by Satan (Luke 4:1-13)	p. 88
Jesus' Contrast with Pagan Kings (Luke 22:24-27)	p. 89
Jesus' Politics through Symbolic Acts	p. 91
Jesus' Exaltation to the Throne of David	p. 92
Jesus' Redemption: It Is Not a Deliverance from the Roman Empire	p. 94
No Promise or Call for an Overthrow of the Roman Imperial Rule	p. 95
No Call to Establish a Davidic Kingdom of Israel	p. 100
Redefinition of God's People, Israel	p. 101
Rejection of the Idea of Vengeance upon the Gentiles	p. 104
Criticism of Aspirations for a Violent Revolution	p. 105
Jesus Was Declared Innocent by Pilate	p. 111
Jesus' Redemption: It Is a Deliverance from the Kingdom of Satan	p. 114
Exorcism and Healing of the Sick	p. 114
Restoration of Sinners	p. 133
Good News Preached to the Poor	p. 139
Conclusion	p. 147
The Apostles' Campaign against the Kingdom of Satan and Witness to the Kingdom of God	p. 151
The Exalted Lord Jesus Christ Continues His Redemptive Work through His Apostles	p. 151
To Persuade the Rulers to Submit to the Kingdom of God and the Lord Jesus Christ?	p. 155
Reasons for Lack of Concern for the Political Materialization of Redemption	p. 161
Eschatology	p. 161
An Apology for the Church to the Empire?	p. 168
An Apology for the Empire to the Church?	p. 171
The Purpose of Legitimation	p. 173
Jesus' Example	p. 174
Political Realism	p. 175
An Appreciation of Pax Romana	p. 177
Not Yet the Situation of the Revelation of John	p. 180
Summary and Conclusion	p. 191
Excursus: Revelation, Paul, Hebrews	p. 194
Comparison between Paul and Luke	p. 199
Epilogue: Some Implications for Today	p. 200
Select Bibliography	p. 204
Index of Modern Authors	p. 215
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts	p. 218
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