God And Empire

Jesus Against Rome, Then And Now

BY JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN

Brief Description:
At the heart of the Bible is a moral and ethical call to fight unjust superpowers, whether they are Babylon, Rome, or even America. From the divine punishment and promise found in Genesis through the revolutionary messages of Jesus and Paul, John Dominic Crossan reveals what the Bible has to say about land and economy, violence and retribution, justice and peace, and, ultimately, redemption. In contrast to the oppressive Roman military occupation of the first century, he examines the meaning of the non-violent Kingdom of God prophesized by Jesus and the equality advocated by Paul to the early Christian churches. Jesus preached a different kind of peace and a kingdom of God.

HarperSanFrancisco 2007 272 PP. Cloth

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