Empire and decapitation: A postcolonial re-reading of the story of John the Baptist

Under what conditions does the Empire decapitate its subjects? The gospel of Mark 6:18–29 shares with the other synoptic gospels (Matthew 14:3–12; Luke 9:7–9) the most gruesome murder – the decapitation of John the Baptist. Using a postcolonial optic, this article has the following tasks: firstly, l...

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Published in:	Verbum et ecclesia Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. e1 - e6
Main Author:	Dube, Zorodzai
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 21.10.2025 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
Subjects:	African heroes/heroine colonialism decapitation John the Baptist Josephus, Flavius Murder Postcolonialism South Africa United Kingdom Germany Palestinian Territories
ISSN:	1609-9982, 2074-7705
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