The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide (Biblia.com)

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An indispensable introduction to Roman society, culture, law, politics, religion, and daily life as they relate to the study of the New Testament.The Roman Empire formed the central context in which the New Testament was written. Anyone who wishes to understand the New Testament texts must become familiar with the political, economic, societal, cultural, and religious aspects of Roman rule. Much...

“acting contrary to the decrees of the emperor, saying that there is another king named Jesus” (Acts 17:7). The book of Revelation combines a number of these elements about kings in its disclosures about the nature of Rome’s empire and of God’s purposes (cf. 10:11): • It introduces Jesus as “the ruler of the kings of the earth,” asserting God’s sovereignty over the power of the Roman emperor and its client kings (1:5). • The “kings of the earth” (under Rome’s influence, 17:18) along with “the magnates

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