Resisting Empire Rethinking the Purpose of the Letter to the Hebrews
- New York T and T Clark 2014
- 232p
- Library of New Testament Studies; 201400ENGGPS4 .
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Introduction: Hebrews And Its Imperial Context 1 2. The Rhetoric Of Resistance: Figured Speech And The Critique Of Imperial Power 21 3. Resisting Assimilation: The Warning Against Idolatry 49 4. Resisting Assimilation: A Better Hope 77 5. Resisting Imperial Claims: The Eternal City And Its Ruler 100