Jesus as Mediator: Politics and Polemic in 1 Timothy 2:1-7 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783039118298)

This book addresses the influence of the imperial cult in first-century AD Asia Minor and its subsequent relevance to the reading of the New Testament. In particular, this work argues, through a contrapuntal reading of 1 Timothy 2:1-7, that the early Christian community strongly resisted the Emperor's claim to be the mediator between the gods and humanity. In contrast to this claim, the author shows that 1 Timothy 2:1-7 can be read as a polemic from a minority community, the Christian church in Ephesus, against the powerful voice of the Roman Empire in regard to divine mediation.

Author: Malcolm Gill
ISBN-10: 3039118293
ISBN-13: 9783039118298
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Language: English
Published: 08/04/2008
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d