01590ctm a2200265u 4500 OSt 20250530113946.0 ta 170516s2013 001|0 eng u 1451465688 9781451465686 (pbk) DLC 232.97 Pil 2013 Pillar, Edward. Resurrection as anti-imperial gospel : 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10 in context / by Edward Pillar. Minneapolis : : Fortress Press,, c2013. xiii, 312 pages ; ; 23 cm. Emerging scholars "Whom he raised from the dead" -- Turning to God -- Turning to God from idols -- "To serve..." -- "The living and true God" -- Waiting... -- "The son from the heavens" -- "Jesus, who rescues us from wrath" -- Conclusion. "Presuming that the heart of Paul's gospel announcement was the news that God had raised Jesus from the dead (as indicated in 1 Thessalonians 1:9b-10), Edward Pillar explores Paul's letter and aspects of the Roman imperial culture in Thessalonica in order to imagine what proclamation would have evoked for its first hearers. He argues that the gospel of resurrection would have been heard as fundamentally anti-imperial. Jesus of Nazareth was executed by means of imperial power, yet the resurrection subverts and usurps the empire's power."--Page 4 of cover. Christianity and culture Rome History Early church, ca. 30-600. Resurrection. Bible. Thessalonians, 1st Criticism, interpretation, etc. BK ddc 6903 6903 0 0 ddc 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 232.97 Pil 2013 16748 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK