The Politics of Inheritance in Romans

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-76909-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 148, 284 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 492 g

Reihe: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

Mark Forman explores the extent to which Paul's concept of 'inheritance' in Romans, and its associated imagery, logic and arguments, served to evoke socio-political expectations that were different to those which prevailed in contemporary Roman imperial discourse. Forman explores how Paul deploys the idea of inheritance in Romans and analyses the sources which inform and overlap with this concept. Coins, literature and architecture are all examined in order to understand the purpose, hopes and expectations of first-century society. This book contributes to recent studies covering Paul and politics by arguing that Paul's concept of inheritance subverts and challenges first-century Roman ideologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forman, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: the politics of inheritance?; 2. Some features of Greco-Roman society in the symbols, rituals, and literature of Paul's time; 3. Promising the world: inheritance in Romans 4:13-25; 4. Suffering 'conquerors': inheritance in Romans 8:17-39; 5. Riches for the world: inheritance in Romans 11:1; 6. 'Lords' over all the world: inheritance in Galatians; 7. Inheritance in 1 Corinthians and Colossians; 8. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Forman, Mark
Mark Forman is an independent researcher. His research is concerned with first-century and contemporary land ownership, inheritance and possession and the ways this creates power and causes vulnerability.