Paul, Politics, and New Creation: Reconsidering Paul and Empire

This book examines Pauline anti-imperialism, situating Paul's letters in the sociohistorical context of the Roman Empire.

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Main Author: Haddad, Najeeb T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Lexington books/Fortress Academic [2021]
In:Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Haddad, Najeeb T., Paul, politics, and new creation : reconsidering Paul and empire] (2022) (Gombis, Timothy G., 1972 -)
[Rezension von: Haddad, Najeeb T., Paul, politics, and new creation : reconsidering Paul and empire] (2023) (Eck, Ernest van, 1960 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paul Apostle / Christian politics / Imperialism
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Electronic books
B Paul,-the Apostle, Saint-Political and social views
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:This book examines Pauline anti-imperialism, situating Paul's letters in the sociohistorical context of the Roman Empire.
Cover -- Paul, Politics, and New Creation -- Paul, Politics, and New Creation: Reconsidering Paul and Empire -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- A Counter-Imperial Paul? -- Scope -- Letters of Paul -- Romans -- Arguments from Silence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- Figured Speech and Pauline Rhetoric -- Defining and Understanding Figured Speech -- Circumstances for Figured Speech -- Strategies for Creating and Detecting Figured Speech -- Hidden Transcripts, Irony, and the Letters of Paul -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- Roman Imperialism and Foreign Cults -- Roman Imperialism: Republic to Empire -- Rome and the Cults of Bacchus, Isis, and Yahweh -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- Pauline Christ Assemblies -- The Ancient Greco-Roman Association -- Pauline Christ Assemblies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- Between the ΚΟΣΜΟΣ and ΚΑΙΝΗ ΚΤΙΣΙΣ -- Κόσμος in Pauline Theology -- The Hope of All Creation: Καινὴ Κτίσις -- A New Reality in Christ and Rome -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index -- About the Author.
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ISBN:1978708955