Roman Imperial Ideology and the Gospel of John

by Lance Byron Richey

This engaging study reflects the growing interest in the relationship of John's Gospel the Roman imperial context in which it was composed. It begins and ends with quotations from modern sources that show why the question might be of more than historical interest. The first quotation is from the Barmen Declaration of 1934, in which Christian leaders who resisted the advances of Nazism pointed to the lordship of Christ over the claims of the state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666787094
• ISBN13: 9781666787092
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"