The Reign of God and Rome in Luke's Passion Narrative: An East Asian Global Perspective (Biblical Interpretation Series): 80 - Hardcover

Ahn, Yong-sung

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004150137 ISBN 13: 9789004150133

Publisher: Brill, 2006

Synopsis

Through a cultural analysis of hegemonic (post)colonial relations, which characterize both the narrative world of Luke and the author's own reading context - Korea - this study examines how "Luke's Passion Narrative" (19:45-23:56) constructs the space-time of the Reign of God, both in contest to and in compliance with that of the Roman Empire. The author argues that Luke's colonial relations profoundly complicate the Gospel's theological perspectives. By contesting the established, but anachronistic dichotomies of politics vs. religion, this world vs. the other, and by addressing scholarly neglect of the colonial collaboration between the Jerusalem leadership and Rome, this project seeks a holistic way of reading Luke. Ahn's book may be conceived as the first phase of a larger project on the postcolonial interpretation of Luke-Acts in a self-conscious East Asian perspective. Seminary students and scholars, both biblical and East Asian, will find this book helpful.

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About the Author

Yong-Sung Ahn, Ph.D., the Graduate Theological Union, was formerly the editor of the monthly Biblical Studies for Preachers published by the Center for the Study of the Bible in Korea. He now teaches at several schools in Korea, including the Presbyterian College & Theological Seminary and Seoul Women's University. He focuses mainly on how Asian cultural studies and biblical studies can enrich each other.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004150137
• ISBN 13: 9789004150133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246