Excerpt from The Princeton Seminary Bulletin, 2006, Vol. 27: Number 2 The Gospel thus advances a view of the religious beliefs and practices of Jesus and his movement as being in conflict with the ruling circles of colonial Palestine, the overseeing masters of imperial Rome, and the supreme ruler of the demonic this-world - all characterized as in league with one another. This conflict, moreover, bears broader, even universal dimensions. To begin with, it reaches beyond the ranks of the elite to the masses in general, whether in Palestine or throughout the Empire. In addition, it further encompasses, in principle, all political frameworks and all ethnic groupings beyond the borders of Rome. It is thus a conflict that impinges ultimately on all human beings in the this-world. It is, therefore, a conflict not only profoundly religious but also profoundly political. The Gospel is thus a text that seeks to Wield power in the religious and political spheres at once. It invalidates and displaces all existing institutions, authorities, values, norms, ideals, and goals, while promoting and emplacing alternative ones. This the Gospel does from within the imperial-colonial framework of Rome, and, as such, acknowledges and problematizes the uneven relationship of power at work within this framework, thereby making it a postcolonial text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.