A big, big house(hold): John 14:1–7 as a response to Roman imperial violence

In antiquity, the entire Roman Empire itself was imagined as a household, with its inhabitants obedient children to their symbolic father, the emperor. The language and the literary context of John 14:1–7 suggest significant interplay with this way of conceptualizing the empire. The Fourth Gospel im...

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Main Author: Wright, Arthur M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2023, Volume: 120, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 101-113
RelBib Classification:HC New Testament
NCD Political ethics
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Roman imperial context
B John 14:1–7
B Gospel of John
B Households
B Empire
B Politics
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