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Book SynopsisThe first basic thesis of
Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament: Hidden Transcripts of Hope and Liberation is that the Jesus of history and his earliest and closest followers during his lifetime and during the decades after he had been crucified by the Romans had not only a deep longing for eternal life with God beyond the limits of this world, but also a strong desire for liberation from Roman political, economic, and social oppression. The second basic thesis of
Anti-Roman Cryptograms in the New Testament is that within the Christian Scriptures there are more hidden transcripts, coded messages (anti-Roman cryptograms) of hope and liberation, for freedom now within this life, than we have realized throughout most of the history of interpretation. Hidden transcripts of hope and liberation are coded so that oppressed people are able to communicate to their fellow oppressed people in ways in which their message and their intent are shielded from the perceptions of the
Trade Review«This revised version of Norman Beck’s helpful book is enriched by recent explorations of ways in which New Testament texts interact with the Roman empire. Beck provides informed, thoughtful, and insightful discussion of this important issue across the New Testament.» (Warren Carter Professor of New Testament, Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University)
