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Author Bryan, Christopher, 1935- author.

Title Son of God : reflections on a tradition / Christopher Bryan
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages)
Summary "Christianity spread into the Roman Empire. But it started with the words and works of Jesus of Nazareth in Galilee, which was a client state of the empire. Being a client state meant, of course, that Galilee was by no means unaffected by Rome. Herod Antipater the Tetrarch, known as Antipas, ruled at Rome's pleasure and paid tribute to Rome for the privilege. It is hard to imagine Jesus of Nazareth and his compatriots were not aware of this. Nevertheless, Antipas did rule in Galilee, and that had consequences. He was at least ostensibly an observant Jew. He went up to Jerusalem for the major festivals. He minted his own coins which adhered to the Jewish anti-iconic tradition featuring only floral decoration and were not offensive to Jewish sensibilities. He collected his own taxes, then paying his own tribute directly to Rome. He had his own army: contrary to the pictures beloved of Hollywood, Galilee was not at this period filled with Roman soldiers marching all over the place"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed on December 22, 2023)
Subject Jesus Christ -- Biography.
Jesus Christ -- Biblical teaching
Jesus Christ -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600.
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013751
Bible. New Testament fast
Subject Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Biblical teaching
Church history -- Primitive and early church
Genre/Form Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022020176
ISBN 0197651283
9780197651292
0197651291
9780197651278
0197651275
9780197651285