Greater than Caesar: Christology and empire in the Fourth Gospel
The problem of John's Christology and the three-headed dog of Rome -- Reading the whole story : strategies of survival -- Story as subversion : John's little countermemory -- Caiaphas : Caesar's accomplice -- Pontius Pilate : truth, terror, torture -- The cross as a tale of terror : R...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis
Fortress Press
c 2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: THATCHER, TOM, Greater than Caesar: Christology and Empire in the Fourth Gospel] (2010) (Richey, Lance Byron, 1966 -)
, in: PIBA 31 (2008) 127-130 (Hogan, Martin) , in: RBLit (2010)* (2010)* (Winn, Adam) , in: CBQ 72 (2010) 166-168 (Richey, Lance B.) , in: RBLit 12 (2010) 414-417 (Reynolds, Benjamin) , in: RBLit (2009)* (2009)* (Reynolds, Benjamin) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
John
/ Christology
/ Kingdom of God
/ Roman Empire
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Emperor
B Christology B King B Bible. John Criticism, interpretation, etc B Violence B Rome In the Bible B John B Roman Empire B Politics B Pilatus, Pontius B Jesus Christus B Power |
| Summary: | The problem of John's Christology and the three-headed dog of Rome -- Reading the whole story : strategies of survival -- Story as subversion : John's little countermemory -- Caiaphas : Caesar's accomplice -- Pontius Pilate : truth, terror, torture -- The cross as a tale of terror : Rome's perspective -- The cross inverted : John's perspective -- The cross as triumph : the perspective of the Johannine Jesus -- The inversion of empire : faith, hope, and power |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 080066339X |