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UNINA9910788808003321 |
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Autore |
Yoder Joshua P. |
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Representatives of Roman rule : Roman provincial governors in Luke-Acts / / Joshua Yoder |
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Berlin, [Germany] : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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3-11-036603-7 |
3-11-039142-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (380 p.) |
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Collana |
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Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, , 0171-6441 ; ; Band 209 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament |
Rome In the Bible |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations of Common Reference Works and Editions -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Rationale and Approach -- Chapter 2. Narratives for Praise and Blame: Tacitus on Agricola, Philo on Flaccus -- Chapter 3. Governors in Historiography: Josephus' Judean War and Judean Antiquities -- Chapter 4. An Agent of Rome in the Gospel of Luke: Pontius Pilate -- Chapter 5. Paul and Rome: The Governors in Acts -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Luke-Acts contains a wealth of material that is relevant to politics, and the relationship between Jesus and his followers and the Roman Empire becomes an issue at a number of points. The author's fundamental attitude toward Rome is hard to discern, however. The complexity of Luke's task as both a creative writer and a mediator of received tradition, and perhaps as well the author's own ambivalence, have left conflicting evidence in the narrative. Scholarly treatments of the issue have tended to survey in a relatively short scope a great amount of material with different degrees of relevance to the question and representing different proportions of authorial contribution and traditional material. This book attempts to make a contribution to the discussion by narrowing the focus to Luke's depiction of the Roman |
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