Foreword / by Andy Crouch -- Introduction / Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica -- We have no king but Caesar: Roman imperial ideology and the imperial cult / David Nystron -- Matthew / Joel Willitts -- The gospel of Luke and the Roman Empire: an evaluation of recent proposals / Dean Pinter -- Proclaiming another king named Jesus?: the Acts of the apostles and the Roman imperial cult(s) / Drew J. Strait -- "One who will arise to rule over the nations": Paul's letter to the Romans and the Roman empire / Michael F. Bird -- Philippians and empire: Paul's engagement with imperialism and the imperial cult / Lynn H. Cohick -- Colossians and the rhetoric of empire: a new battle zone / Allan R. Bevere -- Something old, something new: revelation and empire / Dwight D. Sheets -- Conclusion / Scot McKnight and Joseph B. Modica.
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