Apostle to the Conquered, Paperback Edition: Reimagining Paul's Mission

by Davina Lopez

What did Paul mean by identifying himself as "apostle to the nations"? Davina C. Lopez finds the surprising answer in the way the Roman Empire depicted the relationship between conquering and conquered peoples in myths, inscriptions, and especially in the visual repertoire of statues and reliefs found in every Roman city. While Roman power was represented as aggressive and masculine, conquered peoples were systematically represented by images...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800697693
• ISBN13: 9780800697693
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"