Beyond a Slave: Support for the Manumission of Onesimus from Discourse Analysis
Did Paul intend for Philemon to manumit Onesimus? This article aims to present evidence in support of a manumissive view of Paul’s communicative intent to Philemon. Through a cognitive functional approach to discourse analysis, the sentence comprising vv. 15–16 is proposed to represent the peak of t...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2024
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Año: 2024, Volumen: 47, Número: 2, Páginas: 322-347 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Philemonbrief
/ Bibel. Philemonbrief 15
/ Bibel. Philemonbrief 16-17
/ Paulus, Apostel, Heiliger
/ Philemon, Personaje bíblico
/ Onesimus, Heiliger, Biblische Person
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento NCE Ética económica |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Discourse Analysis
B koine Greek B Cognitive Linguistics B Philemon B Pauline Studies |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Sumario: | Did Paul intend for Philemon to manumit Onesimus? This article aims to present evidence in support of a manumissive view of Paul’s communicative intent to Philemon. Through a cognitive functional approach to discourse analysis, the sentence comprising vv. 15–16 is proposed to represent the peak of the epistle. Coincidingly, this central statement of the letter is precisely where Paul discusses the enslavement of Onesimus. There, through his linguistic choices, Paul construes emphatic discontinuity in Onesimus’s status, resulting in the most salient change in Philemon’s mental representation: Onesimus is no longer a slave, but beyond a slave, a beloved brother. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X241268659 |