Paul and empire : religion and power in Roman imperial society /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Horsley, Richard A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Harrisburg, Pa. : Trinity Press International, [1997]
Subjects:	Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Religion and politics > Rome > History. Paul, > the Apostle, Saint. Emperor worship > Rome.

Table of Contents:

Laus imperii / P.A. Brunt
Who is the true prophet? / Dieter Georgi
Rituals and power / S.R.F. Price
The power of images / Paul Zanker
Patronal power relations / Peter Garnsey and Richard Saller
Patronage in Roman Corinth / John K. Chow
The veil of power / Richard Gordon
God turned upside down / Dieter Georgi
Imperial ideology and Paul's eschatology in 1 Thessalonians / Helmut Koester
The anti-imperial message of the cross ; Romans 13:1-7 in the context of imperial propaganda / Neil Elliott
The imperial cults of Thessalonica and political conflict in 1 Thessalonians / Karl P. Donfried
The praxis of coequal discipleship / Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
1 Corinthians : a case study of Paul's assembly as an alternative society / Richard A. Horsley.