John and empire :
Carter, Warren, 1955-
John and empire : initial explorations / Warren Carter - New York : T & T Clark, c2008 - xii, 423 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Invisible Rome : reading John's Gospel -- Synagogues, Jesus-believers, and Rome's empire : bridges and boundaries -- Expressions of Roman power in Ephesus -- Negotiating the imperial present by turning to the past : Artemis, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus wisdom -- Genre as imperial negotiation : ancient biography and John's Gospel -- The plot of John's Gospel -- Images and titles for Jesus in the Roman imperial context -- Eternal Rome and eternal life -- John's father and the emperor as father of the fatherland -- The sacred identity of John's Jesus - believers -- The governor and the King/Emperor : Pilate and Jesus (John 18:28-19:22) -- Where's Jesus? apotheosis and ascension
9780567027030 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0567027031 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
--Criticism, interpretation, etc
BS2615.52 / .C36 2008
John and empire : initial explorations / Warren Carter - New York : T & T Clark, c2008 - xii, 423 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Invisible Rome : reading John's Gospel -- Synagogues, Jesus-believers, and Rome's empire : bridges and boundaries -- Expressions of Roman power in Ephesus -- Negotiating the imperial present by turning to the past : Artemis, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus wisdom -- Genre as imperial negotiation : ancient biography and John's Gospel -- The plot of John's Gospel -- Images and titles for Jesus in the Roman imperial context -- Eternal Rome and eternal life -- John's father and the emperor as father of the fatherland -- The sacred identity of John's Jesus - believers -- The governor and the King/Emperor : Pilate and Jesus (John 18:28-19:22) -- Where's Jesus? apotheosis and ascension
9780567027030 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0567027031 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0567028402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
--Criticism, interpretation, etc
BS2615.52 / .C36 2008