Caesar and the Sacrament: Baptism: A Rite of Resistance - Couverture souple

Streett, R. Alan

 
9781498228404: Caesar and the Sacrament: Baptism: A Rite of Resistance
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1498228402 ISBN 13 : 9781498228404
Editeur : Cascade Books, 2018

Synopsis

When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king other than Caesar (Acts 17:7). Many books explore baptism from doctrinal or theological perspectives, and focus on issues such as the correct mode of baptism, the proper candidate for baptism, who has the authority to baptize, and whether or not baptism is a symbol or means of grace. By contrast, Caesar and the Sacrament investigates the political nature of baptism. Very few contemporary Christians consider baptism's original purpose or political significance. Only by studying baptism in its historical context, can we discover its impact on first-century believers and the adverse reaction it engendered among Roman and Jewish officials. Since baptism was initially a rite of non-violent resistance, what should its function be today?

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À propos des auteurs

R. Alan Streett is senior research professor of biblical theology at Criswell College, Dallas, Texas. He is author of Subversive Meals and Caesar and the Sacrament.



Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia. He is past President of the Society of Biblical Literature and the author of several books from Cascade Books, including: A Pathway of Interpretation, David and His Theologian, Divine Presence amid Violence, Praying the Psalms (2nd ed.), and The Role of Old Testament Theology in Old Testament Interpretation.(2011), Remember You Are Dust (2012), Embracing the Transformation (2013), and The Practice of Homefulness (2014).

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Éditeur
Cascade Books
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498228402
ISBN 13 
9781498228404
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
202
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781498228428: Caesar and the Sacrament: Baptism: A Rite of Resistance

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ISBN 10 :  1498228429 ISBN 13 :  9781498228428
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2018
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