The archaeology of memory and the issue of colonialism: mimesis and the controversial tribute to Caesar in Mark 12:13-17.

From: Biblical Theology Bulletin | Date: June 22, 2005| Author: Aguilar, Mario I. | Copyright information

Abstract

This article explores the "tribute to Caesar" episode in the context of its embeddedness in the ancient Hebrew social memory of imperial colonialism by continuing a previous exploration of social memory in the First Book of Maccabees. It points to the importance of the "tribute to Caesar" in a Roman colonial period in which a social divide has been established within religion and politics, a divide that was challenged within the Roman and Syrian colonial period ...

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