Reassessing ‘Submission’: Applying the Work of Troy W. Martin to Romans 13:1–7
In his work on the verb υUποταZσσεσθαι in 1 Peter, Troy W. Martin observes that biblical translators and interpreters normally render this verb using the language of submission or subordination. However, Martin notes that in the linguistic world of 1 Peter, and by extension Hellenistic literature, t...
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2022
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Biblical research
Year: 2022, Volume: 67, Pages: 81-92 |
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/ Bible. Römerbrief 13,1-7
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Summary: | In his work on the verb υUποταZσσεσθαι in 1 Peter, Troy W. Martin observes that biblical translators and interpreters normally render this verb using the language of submission or subordination. However, Martin notes that in the linguistic world of 1 Peter, and by extension Hellenistic literature, the verb and its cognates designate either a virtue or a vice. As a virtue, the verb indicates an integration into a divine reality, which requires both resistance and subordination. As a vice, however, the verb connotes submission. Applying the work ofMartin to a range of texts in the New Testament reveals that the ethical uses of υUποταZσσω have been overlooked. This article applies Martin’s analysis to offer an interpretation of Paul’s ethical uses of υUποταZσσω in Rom 13:1–7. Paul encourages the Romans, from a moral standpoint, to “fit in” on account of (διαZ) God’s wrath (οjργηZ) and one’s conscience (Rom 13:5). |
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| ISSN: | 0067-6535 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical research
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