The Gospel of Matthew in Its Roman Imperial Context

From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The Gospel of Matthew in Its Roman Imperial Context, edited by John K. Riches and David C. Sim. Early Christianity in Context. London: T&T Clark, 2005. Pp. viii + 202. $125.00/$49.95. ISBN 0567084582/0567084485.

The title accurately depicts what this volume of essays attempts. Its eight essays (apart from the brief introduction and the still briefer conclusion written, respectively, by Riches and Sim) do not focus on the broadest Greco-Roman cultural context but on the Roman imperial context: How does Matthew's community interact with the imperial authority? At a time when postcolonialism ...

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