In this Book
- Resurrection as Anti-Imperial Gospel: 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10 in Context
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
- Series: Emerging Scholars
summary
Presuming that the heart of Pauls gospel announcement was the news that God had raised Jesus from the dead (as indicated in 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10), Pillar explores the evidence in Pauls letter and in aspects of the Roman imperial culture in Thessalonica in order to imagine what that proclamation would have evoked for its first hearers. He argues that the gospel of resurrection would have been heard as fundamentally anti-imperial: Jesus of Nazareth was executed by means of the epitome of imperial power. The resurrection thus subverts and usurps the empires immense power. The argument is verified in aspects of the response of those living in a thoroughly imperialized metropolis.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- 1. “Whom he raised from the dead”
- pp. 11-46
- 2. Turning to God
- pp. 47-76
- 3. Turning to God from idols
- pp. 77-112
- 4. “To serve . . .”
- pp. 113-144
- 5. “The living and true God”
- pp. 145-176
- 6. Waiting . . .
- pp. 177-192
- 7. “The son from the heavens”
- pp. 193-226
- 8. “Jesus, who rescues us from wrath”
- pp. 227-252
- 9. Conclusion
- pp. 253-266
- Bibliography
- pp. 267-294
- Index of Subjects
- pp. 295-298
- Index of Authors
- pp. 299-302
- Back Cover
- p. 328
Additional Information
ISBN
9781451469684
Related ISBN(s)
9781451465686
MARC Record
OCLC
868834791
Pages
320
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-17
Language
English
Open Access
No