Richard J. Cassidy 
John’s Gospel in New Perspective [PDF ebook] 
Christology and the Realities of Roman Power

The conflict between Christianity and Roman Imperial theology manifested at very early stages in Christian history. Richard Cassidy argues that ignoring or downplaying such political-theological implications because of some supposedly manifest separation between spiritual belief and politics is both shortsighted and unbiblical. In this fascinating and original reading of the Gospel of John, it becomes clear that Christology is not merely theological theorizing, but a matter of immense political import.

About the author

Paul N. Anderson is Professor of Biblical and Quaker Studies at George Fox University. Author of The Fourth Gospel and the Quest for Jesus, The Peril of Modernizing Jesus, The Book of Acts in History and Navigating the Living Waters of the Gospel of John, he is also co-editor of John, Jesus, and History (3 vols.).