Acts of the Apostles and the rhetoric of Roman imperialism

Acts of the Apostles is normally understood as a historical report of events of the early church and serves as the organizing centerpiece of the New Testament canon. In this book, Drew W. Billings demonstrates that Acts was written in conformity with broader representational trends and standards fou...

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Main Author: Billings, Drew W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2017.
In:Year: 2017
Reviews:[Rezension von: Billings, Drew W., Acts of the Apostles and the rhetoric of Roman imperialism] (2018) (Backhaus, Knut, 1960 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Acts of the Apostles / Roman Empire / Monument / Rule / Representation / Anti-judaism
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible ; Acts ; History of contemporary events
B Bible. Acts History of Biblical events
B Bible ; Acts ; History of Biblical events
B Rome ; Politics and government ; 30 B.C.-284 A.D
B Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
B Bible
B Church history, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Imperialism
B Rome Politics and government 30 B.C.-284 A.D
B Bible ; Acts ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Bible. Acts History of contemporary events
B Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Rome History, Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
B Rome Politics and government, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Bible. Acts Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Rome ; History ; Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
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Erscheint auch als: 9781107187856
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Summary:Acts of the Apostles is normally understood as a historical report of events of the early church and serves as the organizing centerpiece of the New Testament canon. In this book, Drew W. Billings demonstrates that Acts was written in conformity with broader representational trends and standards found on imperial monuments and in the epigraphic record of the early second century. Bringing an interdisciplinary approach to a text of critical importance, he compares the methods of representation in Acts with visual and verbal representations that were common during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan (98-117 CE). Billings argues that Acts adopts the rhetoric of Roman imperialism as articulated in the images and texts from the period. His study bridges the fields of classics, art history, gender studies, Jewish studies, and New Testament studies in exploring how early Christian texts relate to wider patterns in the cultural production of the Roman Empire.
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017)
ISBN:1316946258
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781316946251