Empire, Economics, and the New Testament David Best and Albert Ayler

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the Prague Circle included some of the most significant figures in modern Western literature

By stressing the importance of understanding how future-oriented thinking in the past informs perceptions of possibility in the present-with special attention to contemporary issues of climate change

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Empire, Economics, and the New Testament David Best and Albert AylerPeter Oakes has long been recognized for his illuminating use of Greco Roman material culture and social scientific criticism to interpret the New Testament. This volume brings together his best work and introduces a substantial new essay that challenges current scholarly approaches to paradoxical teachings of the New Testament. Of special interest to Oakes throughout this book is the concrete impact of economic realities and Roman imperialism on