Acting the Slave: Reinterpreting Paul’s Metaphorical Slavery (1 Cor 9:19–23)
This paper considers the background of Paul’s generic “slave” metaphor in 1 Cor 9:19–23. Scholars at various times have attempted to identify this slave as a more precise figure from the ancient world. Proposals such as the “enslaved leader” or the “flatterer” have been put forward. This paper agree...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2025, Volume: 55, Issue: 1, Pages: 64-76 |
| Further subjects: | B
1 Cor 9
B Theatre B Actors B Metaphor B Paul B Slaves |
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| Summary: | This paper considers the background of Paul’s generic “slave” metaphor in 1 Cor 9:19–23. Scholars at various times have attempted to identify this slave as a more precise figure from the ancient world. Proposals such as the “enslaved leader” or the “flatterer” have been put forward. This paper agrees with the assumption that Paul has something specific in mind but argues that the various proposals previously offered do not fully encompass Paul’s description of the figure. Instead, it will be argued that what Paul has in view is the ancient actor. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079251317536 |