Songs of resistance : challenging Caesar and empire / R. Alan Streett

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2022Description: xiii, 193 p. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1725270005
  • 9781725270008
  • 9781725269996
  • 1725269996
Subject(s): Summary: "Songs of Resistance: Challenging Caesar and Empire examines New Testament hymns in light of their historical and cultural contexts. Such a reading yields new insights. Rather than finding theological truths alone, one also discovers lyrics that contest and defy Rome's 'great tradition.' The early Christ followers sang songs that opposed the empire's worldview and offered an alternative vision for society. These songs were a first-century equivalent of modern-day protest songs. But instead of marching and singing in the streets, believers gathered in private spaces where they lifted their voices to Jesus and retold the story of his execution as an enemy of the state and how God raised him from the dead to rule over the universe. As they sang, believers were emboldened to remain faithful to Christ and withstand the temptation to comply with the sociopolitical agenda of the empire." -- Page 4 of cover.
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Standardlitteratur Johannelunds teologiska högskola Huvudbiblioteket Exegetisk teologi (220-229) 225.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 166116244

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-182) and index.

"Songs of Resistance: Challenging Caesar and Empire examines New Testament hymns in light of their historical and cultural contexts. Such a reading yields new insights. Rather than finding theological truths alone, one also discovers lyrics that contest and defy Rome's 'great tradition.' The early Christ followers sang songs that opposed the empire's worldview and offered an alternative vision for society. These songs were a first-century equivalent of modern-day protest songs. But instead of marching and singing in the streets, believers gathered in private spaces where they lifted their voices to Jesus and retold the story of his execution as an enemy of the state and how God raised him from the dead to rule over the universe. As they sang, believers were emboldened to remain faithful to Christ and withstand the temptation to comply with the sociopolitical agenda of the empire." -- Page 4 of cover.

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