'Nicht mehr Barbar, Skythe, Sklave, Freigeborener' (Kol 3,11): Personenrechtlicher Status, Geschlecht und Ethnizität in Colossae
The focus of Early Christian Studies on Colossians has shifted from a history of religion point of view, identifying the sectarian views of the “philosophy” (Col 2:8) and the opponents of Paul targeted in that letter, to questions about gender, legal status and ethnicity. On that line, the paper dis...
| Subtitles: | Universalité, ethnicité et espaces: la construction de l’identité aux origines du christianisme |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2019
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| In: |
Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2019, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 393-412 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kolossai
/ Pauline letters
/ Law of persons
/ Ethnicity
/ Gender-specific role
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Scythian
B Barbarian B Ethnicity B Bible . Colossians; Criticism, interpretation B Lykos valley B Bible . Colossians; Criticism, Literary B Universalism B Bible. Kolosserbrief 3,18-4,1 B Christian antiquities B Scythians B Bible. Kolosserbrief 3,11 |
| Summary: | The focus of Early Christian Studies on Colossians has shifted from a history of religion point of view, identifying the sectarian views of the “philosophy” (Col 2:8) and the opponents of Paul targeted in that letter, to questions about gender, legal status and ethnicity. On that line, the paper discusses the significance of the statement of Col 3:11 transgressing the borders between ethnic and legal identities in relation to the household code provided in Col 3:18 - 4:1, in which the borders between the different legal statuses are erected again in demanding absolute obedience of the slaves to the slave owners. The analysis of epigraphical, numismatic and literary sources related to the geography, trade routes, cultural exchange, and ethnic affiliation leads to the conclusion that the Greek cities Colossae, Hierapolis, and Laodicea, the triangle cities of the Lykos valley, were the context to develop the universalistic Christology of the letter to the Colossians who proclaims to reach “everyone” (Col 1:28) but fails to realize the social implications of that demand. |
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| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
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