امپراتوری روم و عهد جدید: راهنمای ضروری

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 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. "Abingdon Essential Guides fulfill the need for brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introductions to the core disciplines in biblical, theological, and religious studies." "The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide familiarizes the reader with the political, economic, social, cultural, and religious aspects of Roman rule and shows how the New Testament enabled its first readers to negotiate their pervasive imperial context. Brief in presentation yet broad in scope, Warren Carter's text is an excellent introduction to the world in which early Christianity was born. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET Contents 7 Introduction 9 1. The Roman Imperial World 13 2. Evaluating Rome's Empire 26 3. Ruling Faces of the Empire: Encountering Imperial Officials 39 4. Spaces of Empire: Urban and Rural Areas 56 5. Temples and "Religious"/Political Personnel 76 6. Imperial Theology: A Clash of Theological and Societal Claims 95 7. Economics, Food, and Health 112 8. Further Dynamics of Resistance 131 Postscript 149 Bibliography 156 Bibliography of Classical Works Cited 159 0687343941