Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 715 g
Reihe: Biblical Tools and Studies
Buch, Englisch, Band 27, 338 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 715 g
Reihe: Biblical Tools and Studies
ISBN: 978-90-429-3392-7
Verlag: PEETERS PUB
Paul’s metaphorical language in Second Corinthians 2:14 has troubled
exegetes for a long time. Does the verb 'thriambeuein' indicate that
Paul imagines himself as being led to execution in the Roman triumphal
procession? Or is, by contrast, the victory in view that the apostles
receive themselves? Maybe the Roman ritual does not constitute the
background of this metaphor at all? Clarity with regard to these
questions is a pressing issue in Pauline studies, given the fact that
this metaphor introduces a central passage in the Pauline corpus that is
of crucial importance for reconstructing the apostle’s
self-understanding. Heilig demonstrates that, if all the relevant data
are taken into account, a coherent interpretation of Paul’s statement is
possible indeed. Moreover, Heilig brings the resulting meaning of Paul’s
statement into dialogue with the political discourse of the time, thus
presenting a detailed argument for the complex critical interaction of
Paul with the ideology of the Roman Empire.
