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Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord's Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century - Couverture souple

Streett, R. Alan

 
9781620320181: Subversive Meals: An Analysis of the Lord's Supper under Roman Domination during the First Century
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1620320185 ISBN 13 : 9781620320181
Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2013

Synopsis

Subversive Meals examines the Lord's Supper within the sociopolitical context of first-century Roman domination, and concludes that it was an anti-imperial praxis. Although the Christian communal meal looked much like a typical Roman banquet in structure, with a deipnon and a symposion, it was essentially different. The Roman meal supported the empire's ideology, honored Caesar and the gods, reinforced stratification among the masses, and upheld Rome's right to rule the world. The Christian meal, on the other hand, included hymns that extolled Jesus as Lord, prophecies that challenged Rome's ideological claims, and letters-read aloud-that promoted egalitarianism and instructed believers on how to live according to kingdom of God principles. Hence, the Christian banquet was an act of nonviolent resistance, or what James C. Scott calls a "hidden transcript"

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À propos de l'auteur

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.

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Éditeur
Pickwick Publications
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1620320185
ISBN 13 
9781620320181
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
340
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