Paul's Ekklesia as a civic assembly: understanding the people of God in their politico-social world
The Greek word ekklesia originally meant the civic assembly of all citizens in the classical Greek democracy. Young-Ho Park argues that the strong civic connotation of this term continued to operate in the political culture of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The use of ekklesia in second-temp...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2015
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In: | Year: 2015 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Park, Young-Ho, 1965-, Paul's Ekklesia as a civic assembly : understanding the people of God in their politico-social world] (2016) (Repschinski, Boris, 1962 -)
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Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
v.393 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pauline letters
/ Ecclesia
/ Primitive Christianity
/ Self-understanding
B Culture / Roman Empire / Hellenism B Paul Apostle / Theology |
IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Church
B People of God B Ecclesia B Ecclesiology B Electronic books B Thesis B Community B Mission (international law |
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Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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Summary: | The Greek word ekklesia originally meant the civic assembly of all citizens in the classical Greek democracy. Young-Ho Park argues that the strong civic connotation of this term continued to operate in the political culture of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The use of ekklesia in second-temple Judaism should also be understood as part of this political culture in which the Jews were substantially incorporated. By adopting this civic term in his letters to his local Gentile congregations, Paul effectively created a symbolic universe in which the Christ worshippers saw themselves as the |
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Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
ISBN: | 3161530608 |