A landmark work in biblical interpretation explores the relation
between two competing "religions"the religion of "creation" and the
religion of "empire"and the implications for today.
In this sweeping and transformative approach to biblical
interpretation, Wes Howard-Brook presents the Bible as a struggle
between two competing "religions": not "Judaism" and
"Christianity," but the "religion of creation" versus the "religion
of empire." Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, these two religions
battled for the hearts and minds of the people in claiming
radically divergent views of who YHWH is and what it looks like to
be YHWH's people. As Wes Howard-Brook shows, Jesus proclaimed and
embodied one of these views--the "religion of creation"--and
denounced the "religion of empire." Though he was killed by the
upholders of empire, his resurrection was the definitive
vindication of the religion of creation. As a consequence, those
who follow his path can accept no violence or domination toward
people or creation in his name.
While many recent scholars have studied the imperial context of
the New Testament, this is the first book to trace this theme
throughout the entire Bible. As such, it sets a challenge for the
future of biblical studies, while also defining a new framework for
radical discipleship in our time.
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