Ebook {Epub PDF} God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome Then and Now by John Dominic Crossan

Drawing parallels from first-century Rome, Crossan criticizes the concept of peace through military victory and argues that contemporary American policies be re-examined in light of Jesus' prophetic message. pages, softcover from HarperCollins. God Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now () by John Dominic Crossan. GOD and EMPIRE Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now JOHN DOMINIC CROSSAN for Sarah on our twentieth wedding anniversary CONTENTS Prologue 1 1 Empire and the Barbarism of Civilization 7 2 God and the Ambiguity of Power 49 3 Jesus and the Kingdom of God 97 4 Paul and the Justice of Equality 5 Apocalypse and the Pornography of Violence The Romans executed Jesus because he preached this Kingdom of God, a kingdom based on peace and justice, over the empire of Rome, which ruled by violence and force. For Jesus and Paul, Crossan explains, peace cannot be won the Roman way, through military victory, but only through justice and fair and equal treatment of all bltadwin.rus:

John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. Buy God and Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now 1 by Crossan, John Dominic (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Drawing parallels from first-century Rome, Crossan criticizes the concept of peace through military victory and argues that contemporary American policies be re-examined in light of Jesus' prophetic message. pages, softcover from HarperCollins. God Empire: Jesus Against Rome, Then and Now () by John Dominic Crossan.

Jesus preached a different kind of peace—a peace that surpasses all understanding—and a kingdom not of Caesar but of God. The Romans executed Jesus because he preached this Kingdom of God, a. The bestselling author and prominent New Testament scholar draws parallels between 1st–century Roman Empire and 21st–century United States, showing how the radical messages of Jesus and Paul can lead us to peace today. Using the tools of expert biblical scholarship and a keen eye for current events, bestselling author John Dominic Crossan deftly presents the tensions exhibited in the Bible between political power and God’s justice. God and Empire by John Dominic Crossan is a perfect compliment to Tarazi’s book. Crossan begins by showing that Rome created an empire of peace (Pax Romana) through violent m Orthodox readers may be familiar with Fr. Paul Tarazi’s book, The Rise of Scripture, in which he proposes that the Old Testament was written in opposition to the Macedonian conquest of the Middle East by Alexander the Great.