Abstract
The attitude of the New Testament writers towards the Roman Empire presents a curious picture, varying as it does from a quite remarkable enthusiasm to a violent hostility. The hostility is natural enough in view of the hostility of wide circles of Palestinian Judaism to the supposed oppressors of the chosen people; the earliest generation of Christians regarded themselves as loyal members of the nation, while the later writers of the New Testament had lived through the persecution of some at least of the churches outside Palestine under Nero and Domitian. The enthusiasm is not so easy to explain, especially as it survives both these persecutions.
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