The Roman Empire And The New Testament: An Essential Guide (essential Guides)
by Warren Carter /
2006 / English / PDF
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An indispensable introduction to Roman society, culture, law,
politics, religion, and daily life as they relate to the study of
the New Testament.
An indispensable introduction to Roman society, culture, law,
politics, religion, and daily life as they relate to the study of
the New Testament.
The Roman Empire formed the central context in which the New
Testament was written. Anyone who wishes to understand the New
Testament texts must become familiar with the political,
economic, societal, cultural, and religious aspects of Roman
rule. Much of the New Testament deals with enabling its readers
to negotiate, in an array of different manners, this pervasive
imperial context. This book will help the reader see how social
structures and daily practices in the Roman world illumine so
much of the content of the New Testament message. For example, to
grasp what Paul was saying about food offered to idols one must
understand that temples in the Roman world were not “churches,”
and that they functioned as political, economic, and gastronomic
centers, whose religious dealings were embedded within these
other functions.Brief in presentation yet broad in
scope,
The Roman Empire formed the central context in which the New
Testament was written. Anyone who wishes to understand the New
Testament texts must become familiar with the political,
economic, societal, cultural, and religious aspects of Roman
rule. Much of the New Testament deals with enabling its readers
to negotiate, in an array of different manners, this pervasive
imperial context. This book will help the reader see how social
structures and daily practices in the Roman world illumine so
much of the content of the New Testament message. For example, to
grasp what Paul was saying about food offered to idols one must
understand that temples in the Roman world were not “churches,”
and that they functioned as political, economic, and gastronomic
centers, whose religious dealings were embedded within these
other functions.Brief in presentation yet broad in
scope,The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An
Essential Guide
The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An
Essential Guide will introduce students to the
information and ideas essential to coming to grips with the world
in which early Christianity was born.
will introduce students to the
information and ideas essential to coming to grips with the world
in which early Christianity was born.
