Jesus Is Lord, Caesar Is Not

Short Review: I admit I gave up on this one. I probably should not have. There wasn't anything wrong with it. But I am the wrong audience (and/or picked it up at the wrong time.) The basic point of the book, that there is some value in looking at the role of Empire in the writing of the New Testament and the early church, but that it is easy to over play the role of empire, is good. The chapter on the background of the Emperror Cult was useful. The look at how empire influenced the writing of the individual books of the New Testament were worthwhile (but definately more than what I was looking for). So eventually I just got bored and I have moved onto other things.

If you really are interested in the role of Empire in the New Testament, this is a good place to start.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/jesus-is-lord/

A very good review of the book (by someone that actually read the whole thing and was interested in the book) is at http://thoughtsprayersandsongs.com/2013/05/03/king-jesus-v-the-emperor-a-book-review/