Jesus and the Empire of God: Royal Language and Imperial Ideology in the Gospel of Mark (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Margaret Froelich examines the Gospel of Mark using political and empire-critical methodologies, following postcolonial thinkers in perceiving a far more ambivalent message than previous pacifistic interpretations of the text. She argues that Mark does not represent an entirely new way of thinking about empire or cosmic structures, but rather exhibits concepts and structures with which the author and his audience are already familiar in order to promote the Kingdom of God as a better version of the encroaching Roman Empire. Froelich consequently understands Mark as a response to the physical, ideological, and cultural displacement of the first Roman/Judean War. By looking to Greek, Roman, and Jewish texts to determine how first-century authors thought of conquest and expansion, Froelich situates the Gospel directly in a historical and socio-political context, rather than treating that context as a mere backdrop; concluding that the Gospel portrays the Kingdom of God as a conquering empire with Jesus as its victorious general and client king.

Religion & Spirituality

Froelich, Margaret

Christian Books & Bibles

T&T Clark

This volume, the inaugural volume in Claremont's series on the New Testament and Christian Origins, celebrates the distinguished career of Dr. Dennis R. MacDonald. As students and scholars of the NewTestament will know, MacDonald almost single-handedly established the discipline of Mimesis Criticism. However, MacDonald's scholarly achievements far exceed his role in establishing that emerging discipline within New Testament studies. MacDonald's scholarship and interests range widely over the entire discipline of Christian origins. His work has striven above all to situate the New Testament within the historical, social and literary contexts of the Greco-Roman world.The scholars —both junior and senior—in this volume participate in MacDonald's quest to locate the New Testament texts within their proper historical framework. The essays in this volume range from the Hebrew origins of the New Testament to Platonic influence on the New Testament, from Homeric imitation to the semantic domain of James, and from fresh readings of Mark to revisionist histories of Paul. There is something here for everyone. The essays are original, the arguments fresh and the language crisp. Every student of the New Testament will want to spend time with this wide-ranging celebration of MacDonald's intellectual prowess and academic career.

Christian Origins and the New Testament in the Greco-Roman Context: Essays in Honor of Dennis R. MacDonald (Claremont Studies in New Testament & Christian Origins)

CST Press

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Jesus and the Empire of God: Royal Language and Imperial Ideology in the Gospel of Mark (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Jesus and the Empire of God: Royal Language and Imperial Ideology in the Gospel of Mark (The Library of New Testament Studies)

Christian Origins and the New Testament in the Greco-Roman Context: Essays in Honor of Dennis R. MacDonald (Claremont Studies in New Testament & Christian Origins)