Download or read book Temple and Empire written by Mina Monier and published by Fortress Academic. This book was released on 2020-10-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mina Monier argues that Luke-Acts shared with 1 Clement a concern to define and defend a type of Christian piety that would not offend Roman sensibilities. The author used the Temple of Jerusalem positively, as a platform for showing Christian piety towards ancient worship, ancestral customs and God of antiquity.