The Archaeology of Memory and the Issue of Colonialism: Mimesis and the Controversial Tribute to Caesar in Mark 12:13-17
This article explores the “tribute to Caesar” episode in the context of its embeddedness in the ancient Hebrew social memory of imperial colonialism by continuing a previous exploration of social memory in the First Book of Maccabees. It points to the importance of the “tribute to Caesar” in a Roman...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2005
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2005, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 60-66 |
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| Summary: | This article explores the “tribute to Caesar” episode in the context of its embeddedness in the ancient Hebrew social memory of imperial colonialism by continuing a previous exploration of social memory in the First Book of Maccabees. It points to the importance of the “tribute to Caesar” in a Roman colonial period in which a social divide has been established within religion and politics, a divide that was challenged within the Roman and Syrian colonial period in Palestine. It further challenges biblical scholars to reopen debates on the meaning of biblical texts by asking questions about the discontinuities expressed by social memories within the texts rather than by producing cognitive explanations about the literary continuities and the “historical truths.” Thus, the colonial and the postcolonial are products, not of a dysfunctional connection between cultures (Judean, Roman or otherwise) but of a contestation of memories, identities and social continuities. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079050350020401 |