Jesus as Mediator: Politics and Polemic in 1 Timothy 2:1-7

by Malcolm Gill

This book addresses the influence of the imperial cult in first-century AD Asia Minor and its subsequent relevance to the reading of the New Testament. In particular, this work argues, through a contrapuntal reading of 1 Timothy 2:1-7, that the early Christian community strongly resisted the Emperor's claim to be the mediator between the gods and humanity. In contrast to this claim, the author shows that 1 Timothy 2:1-7 can be read as a polemic from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039118293
• ISBN13: 9783039118298
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"