TY - BOOK AU - Horsley,Richard A. TI - Paul and empire : religion and power in Roman imperial society SN - 1563382172 AV - BR170 .P38 1997 PY - 1997/// CY - Harrisburg, Pa. PB - Trinity Press International KW - Paul, the Apostle, Saint. KW - Paul - Logic. - Bible. - N.T. - Epistles KW - Bible KW - N.T KW - Acts KW - Introductions KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Religion. - Harvard University KW - Emperor worship KW - Rome N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Laus imperii / P.A. Brunt -- Who is the true prophet? / Dieter Georgi -- Rituals and power / S.R.F. Price -- The power of images / Paul Zanker -- Patronal power relations / Peter Garnsey and Richard Saller --Patronage in Roman Corinth / John K. Chow -- The veil of power / Richard Gordon -- God turned upside down / Dieter Georgi -- Imperial ideology and Paul's eschatology in 1 Thessalonians / Helmut Koester -- The anti-imperial message of the cross ; Romans 13:1-7 in the context of imperial propaganda / Neil Elliott -- The imperial cults of Thessalonica and political conflict in 1 Thessalonians / Karl P. Donfried -- The praxis of coequal discipleship / Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza -- 1 Corinthians : a case study of Paul's assembly as an alternative society / Richard A. Horsley ER -