Paul and Imperial Divine Honors
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Paul and Imperial Divine Honors

Christ, Caesar, and the Gospel

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eBook - ePub

Paul and Imperial Divine Honors

Christ, Caesar, and the Gospel

About this book

How did the imperial cult affect Christians in the Roman Empire?Ā Ā 
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"Jesus is lord, not Caesar." Many scholars and preachers attribute mistreatment of early Christians by Roman authorities to this fundamental confessional conflict. But this mantra relies on a reductive understanding of the imperial cult. D. Clint Burnett examines copious evidenceā€”literary, epigraphic, numismatic, and archaeologicalā€”to more accurately reconstruct Christian engagement with imperial divine honors.Ā 
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Outdated narratives often treat imperial divine honors as uniform and centralized, focusing on the city of Rome. Instead, Burnett examines divine honors in Philippi, Thessalonica, and Corinth. While all three cities incorporated imperial cultic activity in their social, religious, economic, and political life, the purposes and contours of the practice varied based on the city's unique history. For instance, Thessalonica paid divine honors to living Julio-Claudians as tribute for their status as a free city in the empireā€”and Christian resistance to the practice was seen as a threat to that independence. Ultimately, Burnett argues that early Christianity was not specifically antigovernment but more broadly countercultural, and that responses to this stance ranged from conflict to apathy.
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Burnett's compelling argument challenges common assumptions about the first Christians' place in the Roman Empire. This fresh account will benefit Christians seeking to understand their faith's place in public life today.

Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) Publication Award Best Book on the New Testament Honorable Mention (2025)

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Information

Publisher
Eerdmans
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780802879851
eBook ISBN
9781467463539
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Greek Ancient History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Foreword by Pheme Perkins
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. List of Abbreviations
  12. List of Epigraphic Conventions
  13. Introduction
  14. 1. Imperial Divine Honors
  15. 2. Imperial Divine Honors, Paul, and the Philippian Church
  16. 3. Imperial Divine Honors, Paul, and the Thessalonian Church
  17. 4. Imperial Divine Honors, Paul, and the Corinthian Church
  18. Conclusion
  19. Appendix 1: Inscriptions
  20. Appendix 2: Reconstructed Julio-Claudian Imperial Calendar in Philippi and Corinth
  21. Bibliography