Kingdom, Authority, and Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23608932 |
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| Authors | Michael Peppard (Fordham University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 278-295 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of the Synoptic Gospels (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190887452.013.25 |
| OpenAlex | W4353061892 |
| ISBN | 9780190887452 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article analyzes narratives and images of power, both earthly and heavenly, in the Synoptic Gospels. It first assesses how each Gospel situates the story of Jesus at the nexus of earthly and heavenly kingdoms. It then summarizes scholarly viewpoints about the sociopolitical context of Galilee and Judea under Roman imperial rule, including forms of resistance to occupation. Scholars attuned to the Roman imperial presence have offered empire-critical interpretations of the Gospels. Representative and influential approaches to the political characteristics of Mark and Matthew are reviewed, with special attention to insights from postcolonial criticism. Finally, forms of spiritual power are classified according to the categories of Spirit-empowerment, healing, and exorcism, noting the contributions of disability studies. The article concludes by discussing Jesus’s exorcism of a “Legion” of demons, a narrative which may hold the key to understanding various forms of power in the Synoptic Gospels.
Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Exorcism · Gospel · Kingdom · Literature · Narrative · Nexus (standard) · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · Synoptic Gospels · Viewpoints · Visual arts · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Development, Ethics, and Society · History · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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