Full Description
Temple and Empire explores the theme of temple piety in Luke-Acts and 1 Clement in historical context. Mina Monier argues that situating both works in Trajanic Rome, and reading them through the lens of Roman imperial ideology explains their peculiarly positive presentation of the Temple as a form of reverence toward ancient worship and ancestral customs that would not offend, but would appeal to traditional Roman sensibilities.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Pietas: A Historical Background
3. Pietas in First Clement
4. Pietas in Luke-Acts
Excursus 1. Surviving the Temple's Destruction in Jewish Texts Contemporary with Luke
Excursus 2. The Epistle of Barnabas's Attitude to the Temple's Destruction
