@article{ukpong_tribute_1999, title = {Tribute to Caesar, Mark 12:13-17 (Mt 22: 15-22; Lk 20:20-26)}, volume = {33}, issn = {0254-8356}, url = {https://www.jstor.org/stable/43070287}, shorttitle = {Tribute to Caesar, Mark 12}, abstract = {Jesus' statement on the tribute question (Mk 12:13-17 par) was not a direct answer to the question asked nor a practical directive but a statement of principle indicating that the question had to be answered in the light of Caesar's claim vis-a-vis God's total claim over the Jewish people. It was for the interlocutors to draw the conclusion themselves which in effect was that payment of the tribute was not lawful.}, pages = {433--444}, number = {2}, journaltitle = {Neotestamentica}, author = {Ukpong, Justin}, date = {1999}, note = {Free}, keywords = {Christianity, Current interpretaions, Literary analysis, Socio-historical analysis, Theology}, }