Customer Reviews for Westminster John Knox Press In the Shadow of Empire: Reclaiming the Bible as a History of Faithful Resistance

The canon of Scripture developed against the context of Assyria, Babylon, Greece, and Rome. Here eight experts offer critical analysis of these world empires; illuminate countercultural claims that God was the true Emperor; and clarify the biblical message of resistance to imperial powers in every age.

Contributors:

Walter Brueggemann

John Dominic Crossan

Brigitte Kahl

Norman Gottwald

Jon Berquist

Warren Carter

Greg Carey

Neil Elliot

Richard A. Horsely