Greater than Caesar: Christology and Empire in the Fourth Gospel

By Tom Thatcher

Finding The Victor On The Cross Christianity emerged in a world that was thoroughly dominated by the Roman Empire. New Testament documents both reflect and react to this domination in a number of ways. Tom Thatcher contends that the author of the Gospel of John, far from creating an exclusively other-worldly spirituality, was concerned to show that Christ was greater than Roman imperial power and that Jesus' mission and the church's faith signified its end. Book jacket.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080066339X
• ISBN13: 9780800663391
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"