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003			OCoLC
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008			240308t20242024cou b 000 0 eng
040			_aVHB _beng _erda _cVHB _dVHB _dOCLCO _dNFG
020			_a9780830785780 _q(paperback)
020			_a0830785787 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1425493179
092			_a261.7 _bS769
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aSprinkle, Preston M., _d1976- _eauthor. _9189428
245	1	0	_aExiles : _bthe church in the shadow of empire / _cPreston Sprinkle.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aColorado Springs, Colorado : _bDavid C Cook, _c[2024]
264		4	_c©2024
300			_a220 pages ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_tThe politics of church -- _tIsrael's upside-down kingdom -- _tExiled to Babylon -- _tJesus, the new Israel, and the kingdom not of this world -- _tJesus and the subversion of empire -- _tPaul and the counter-imperial gospel -- _tThe empire is not our home -- _tThe apocalypse of empire -- _tExile as prophetic witness -- _tLiving as exiles in Babylon.
520			_a"Politics are dividing our churches like never before. New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Preston M. Sprinkle reminds us that the first-century church was not an apolitical gathering, where Christians left their Roman politics at the door. It also wasn't a place where Christians mounted a Roman flag next to--or above--a Christian one. Church was a place where God's plan for governing the world was revealed, where one could witness what it means to follow the Creator's design for human flourishing." -- _cAmazon.
650		0	_aChristianity and politics. _989385
650		0	_aChristian life _xPolitical aspects.
651		0	_aBabylon (Extinct city) _xIn the Bible.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c381179 _d381179