The Gospel of Matthew in Its Roman Imperial Context

by David Sim, John K. Riches, David C. Sim

Book Overview

In what sense does Matthew's Gospel reflect the colonial situation in which the community found itself after the fall of Jerusalem and the subsequent humiliation of Jews across the Roman Empire? To what extent was Matthew seeking to oppose Rome's claims to authority and sovereignty over the whole world, to set up alternative systems of power and society, to forge new senses of identity? If Matthew's community felt itself to be living on the margins...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567084582
• ISBN13: 9780567084583
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"