Warren Carter
Warren Carter is Meinders Professor of New Testament at Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa OK. He is the author of numerous books, including What Does Revelation Reveal? (Abingdon, 2011), John and Empire: Initial Explorations (Continuum, 2008), and The Roman Empire and the New Testament: An Essential Guide (Abingdon, 2006).
Jesus and Caesar
Did Caesar know who Jesus was?
Antioch to Jerusalem
What was the main trade route between Antioch and Jerusalem?
The Roman Empire
Rome was the major imperial power controlling the Mediterranean from roughly the first century BCE to the fifth century CE.
Rome in the New Testament
The Roman Empire looms large in the context and content of the New Testament.
Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor of Judea during the reign of Emperor Tiberius.
Economic Justice and the Roman Empire
In the Roman Empire, a small ruling elite held great power, wealth, and status. The average citizen lived a more precarious life.
Antioch and the Gospel of Matthew
Scholars tend to agree that the Gospel of Matthew may have been written in Antioch (in modern-day Turkey).
