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Christopher Zeichmann offers a fascinating and much needed study on the Roman military and its implications for the study of the New Testament. Zeichmann's work brings necessary clarity and correction to long held popular and scholarly assumptions, and will no doubt be an asset for both specialists working in this particular area as well as for generalists reconstructing the political landscape of the New Testament world. -- Adam Winn, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor In this stimulating and needed book, Christopher Zeichmann brings into focus a neglected but important topic in New Testament studies. He identifies the complexities and diverse depictions of the Roman army in NT writings and highlights a variety of perspectives. Not everyone will find all the analysis convincing but the discussion is insightful, researched, and significant. -- Warren Carter, Brite Divinity School at TCU Fort Worth TX

To the question whether contemporaries denounced the Roman army as an occupying war machine, the author candidly acknowledges that The New Testament lacks a single, consistent depiction of the military (p. 139). Though sprinkled with allusions to John Wayne, the Life of Brian, and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek, the narrative is judicious, clear, and devoid of jargon. . . university, seminary, and military libraries may wish to acquire a copy for its updated scholarly references to a vital eastern military zone and for its analytical close-readings of the New Testament. * Journal of Military History * Zeichmann's well-written and engaging study of the Roman military throughout the NT is both illuminating and provocative. * Journal for the Study of the New Testament * Christopher Zeichmann offers a fascinating and much needed study on the Roman military and its implications for the study of the New Testament. Zeichmann's work brings necessary clarity and correction to long held popular and scholarly assumptions, and will no doubt be an asset for both specialists working in this particular area as well as for generalists reconstructing the political landscape of the New Testament world. -- Adam Winn, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor In this stimulating and needed book, Christopher Zeichmann brings into focus a neglected but important topic in New Testament studies. He identifies the complexities and diverse depictions of the Roman army in NT writings and highlights a variety of perspectives. Not everyone will find all the analysis convincing but the discussion is insightful, researched, and significant. -- Warren Carter, Brite Divinity School at TCU Fort Worth TX

Christopher Zeichmann offers a fascination and much needed study on the Roman military and its implications for the study of the New Testament. Zeichmann's work brings necessary clarity and correction to long held popular and scholarly assumptions, and will no doubt be an asset for both specialists working in this particular area as well as generalists reconstructing the political landscape of the New Testament world. -- Adam Winn, Assistant Professor of Christian Studies at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor In this stimulating and needed book, Christopher Zeichmann brings into focus a neglected but important topic in New Testament studies. He identifies the complexities and diverse depictions of the Roman army in NT writings and highlights a variety of perspectives. Not everyone will find all the analysis convincing but the discussion is insightful, researched, and significant. -- Warren Carter, Brite Divinity School at TCU Fort Worth TX

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Christopher B. Zeichmann teaches at Emmanuel College in the University of Toronto and Ryerson University.

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