Reading Romans with Roman Eyes: Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul

by James R. Harrison

Paul's letter to the Romans has a long history in Christian dogmatic battles. But how might the letter have been heard by an audience in Neronian Rome? James R. Harrison answers that question through a reader-response approach grounded in deep investigations of the material and ideological culture of the city, from Augustus to Nero. Inscriptional, archaeological, monumental, and numismatic evidence, in addition to a breadth of literary material, allows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978705131
• ISBN13: 9781978705135
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Fortress Academic
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"