Hidden Criticism of the Angry Tyrant in Early Judaism and the Acts of the Apostles

Drew J. Strait is assistant professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.

• Chapter One—The Acts of the Apostles and EmpirePart I: Objects of ResistanceChapter Two—Profiling Power: Divine Honors and Kingship Literature Chapter Three—Hybrid Divine Honors in the Epigraphic RecordPart II: Strategies of ResistanceChapter Four—Jewish Discursive ResistanceChapter Five—The First Commandment and Hellenistic MonarchyChapter Six—The Second Commandment and Hellenistic Monarchy Chapter Seven—The Wisdom of Solomon and EmpirePart III: Discursive Resistance and the Acts of the ApostlesChapter Eight—The Politics of Luke: Acts and the Cosmology of EmpireChapter Nine—The Areopagus Speech and Political Idolatry Chapter Ten—The Areopagus Speech as Resistance Literature?

This is meticulous scholarship, good background for teachers of undergraduates and contributory to the more focused work of graduate seminars. . . meticulous work like Drew Strait’s deserves to endure and be made accessible to future scholars.