Philemon In Perspective

Author : D. Francois Tolmie
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110221732

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This book is dedicated entirely to the interpretation of Paul's Letter to Philemon. The letter is approached from a wide variety of perspectives, thus yielding several new insights into its interpretation. In a first essay the tendencies in the research on the letter since 1980 are outlined. This is followed by essays devoted to the epistolary analysis and to a rhetorical-psychological interpretation of the letter; as well as an essay devoted to the rhetorical function of stylistic form in the letter. After this there are two essays devoted to situating the letter in its ancient context: one views the letter against the background of ancient legal and documentary sources and another one against the background of slavery in early Christianity. The next two essays focus on theological aspects, namely on the letter as ethical counterpart of Paul's doctrine of justification and on the role that love plays in the letter. Three essays focus on ideological issues: the contextual interpretation of the letter in the US, a post-colonial reading of the letter and the letter's legacy of hierarchy and obedience. The volume concludes with four essays on the way in which the letter was interpreted by the some of the Church Fathers: Origen, Jerome, Chrystostom, Augustine and Theodore of Mopsuestia.

Author : D. Francois Tolmie
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110221749

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All the essays in this book are devoted to the interpretation of Paul’s Letter to Philemon. The most important characteristic of the book is the wide range of perspectives from which this brief letter of Paul is interpreted. The following issues receive attention: tendencies in the interpretation of the letter since 1980, epistolography, rhetoric, style, ancient legal and documentary sources, slavery in early Christianity, contextual interpretation, post-colonialism, the letter’s legacy of hierarchy and obedience and the reception of the letter by Church Fathers.

Author : D. Francois Tolmie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1404572101

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Philemon in Perspective by D. Francois Tolmie Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Sindoro,Agus Santoso
Publisher : Schreiber
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781726153768

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Onesimus As Intelectual Actor: The Letter to Philemon in Postcolonial Perspective by Elizabeth Sindoro,Agus Santoso Pdf

Onesimus as intelectual actor of the Epistle to Philemon.

Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780802873828

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The Letter to Philemon by Scot McKnight Pdf

The Academy of Parish Clergy's 2018 Top Five Reference Books for Parish Ministry Paul's letter to Philemon carries a strong message of breaking down social barriers and establishing new realities of conduct and fellowship. It is also a disturbing text that has been used to justify slavery. Though brief, Philemon requires close scrutiny. In this commentary Scot McKnight offers careful textual analysis of Philemon and brings the practice of modern slavery into conversation with the ancient text. Too often, McKnight says, studies of this short letter gloss over the issue of slavery--an issue that must be recognized and dealt with if Christians are to read Philemon faithfully. Pastors and scholars will find in this volume the insight they need to preach and teach this controversial book in meaningful new ways.

Author : Alex Hon Ho Ip
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161547284

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A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics by Alex Hon Ho Ip Pdf

In this study, Alex Hon Ho Ip argues that when Paul wrote to Philemon about Onesimus, his main purpose was not to try and reunite, as is widely held, a runaway slave with his master, but rather to have Onesimus accepted as a beloved brother in Christ. By examining the letter's inner texture, the author shows that Paul's main concern was for Philemon and Onesimus to be reconciled in brotherly love. The inter-textual weave reveals Paul's theological and ethical thoughts on love, which is the basis for the apostle's main argument. By taking a new institutional economics approach to help reconstruct the economic relationship between slave and master, Alex Hon Ho Ip is able to offer a better understanding of the original relationship Paul argued against. With all this in mind, the focus is on re-reading the letter and hearing how Paul's rhetoric exhorts a new relationship between Onesimus and Philemon.

Author : Elsa Tamez,Cynthia Briggs Kittredge,Claire Miller Colombo,Alicia J. Batten
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814682258

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Philippians, Colossians, Philemon by Elsa Tamez,Cynthia Briggs Kittredge,Claire Miller Colombo,Alicia J. Batten Pdf

Philippians lends itself to a political-ideological reading. To take into account that the document is a writing from prison, and to read it from a political-religious and feminist perspective using new language, helps to re-create the letter as if it were a new document. In this analysis Elsa Tamez endeavors to utilize non-patriarchal, inclusive language, which helps us to see the contents of the letter with different eyes. Cynthia Briggs Kittredge and Claire Miller Colombo argue that Colossians's contradictions and complications provide opportunities for entering imaginatively into the world of first-century Christian women and men. Rather than try to resolve the controversial portions-including the household code-they read the letter's tensions as evidence of lively conversation around key theological, spiritual, and social issues of the time. Taking into account historical, structural, and rhetorical dimensions of Philemon, Alicia J. Batten argues against the "runaway slave" hypothesis that has so dominated the interpretation of this letter. Paul asks that Onesimus be treated well, but the commentary takes seriously the fact that we never hear what Onesimus's wishes may have been. Slaves throughout history have had similar experiences, as have many women. Like Onesimus, their lives and futures remain in the hands of others, whether those others seek good or ill.

Author : Matthew V. Johnson,James A. Noel,Demetrius K. Williams
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451410211

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Onesimus Our Brother by Matthew V. Johnson,James A. Noel,Demetrius K. Williams Pdf

Matthew V. Johnson is senior pastor at The Good Shepherd Church (Baptist) in Atlanta. --

Author : Linda Joelsson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781315295404

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Paul and Death by Linda Joelsson Pdf

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Paul and death: A question of psychological coping -- 2 Coping with death in Paul's early letters -- 3 The Corinthian correspondence -- 4 Romans -- 5 The prison letters -- 6 Conclusions and prospects for further research -- Index

Author : Ute E. Eisen,Heidrun Elisabeth Mader
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647573182

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Talking God in Society by Ute E. Eisen,Heidrun Elisabeth Mader Pdf

Peter Lampe's work has covered a wide range of fields, the common denominator being his interest in contextualizing belief systems. Mirroring his multifaced work, the authors pursue his interest from different interdisciplinary angles, addressing the interdependence between religious expressions and their situations or contexts. The application of theoretical models to texts examples flanks the inspiring theoretical – epistemological and methodological – reflections. Studies in socio-economic and political history adjoin archaeological, epigraphic, papyrological and iconographic investigations. (Social-)psychological interpretations of texts complement rhetorical analyses. The hermeneutical reception of biblical materials in, for example, the Koran and Christian Chinese or Orthodox contexts, as well as in religious education and homiletics, rounds off the volumes.

Author : Francois Tolmie,Rian Venter
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781928424079

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Making sense of Jesus by Francois Tolmie,Rian Venter Pdf

Making sense of Jesus is comprised of twelve chapters of a Christological nature, which are the result of a multidisciplinary theological research project. The aim of this book is to ascertain how, in the current cultural situation, an encounter with Jesus is determined by specific historical and personal conditions, and what the consequences of such an encounter may be.

Author : Risto Saarinen
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781587431548

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The Pastoral Epistles with Philemon & Jude by Risto Saarinen Pdf

Pastors and leaders of the classical church--such as Augustine, Calvin, Luther, and Wesley--interpreted the Bible theologically, believing Scripture as a whole witnessed to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Modern interpreters of the Bible questioned this premise. But in recent decades, a critical mass of theologians and biblical scholars has begun to reassert the priority of a theological reading of Scripture. The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret Scripture for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. This addition to the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible offers a new interpretation of the theology and the narrative context of 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Jude. Risto Saarinen makes three unique claims: 1) the Pastoral Epistles need to be understood in terms of character formation and diagnostic language, 2) the treatment of gifts and giving is a prominent feature of the epistles, and 3) a theological exegesis of these books results in a new view regarding the nature of doctrine. This commentary, like each in the series, is designed to serve the church--through aid in preaching, teaching, study groups, and so forth--and demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

Author : J. Brian Tucker,Coleman A. Baker
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567017604

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T&T Clark Handbook to Social Identity in the New Testament by J. Brian Tucker,Coleman A. Baker Pdf

Combining the insights of many leading New Testament scholars writing on the use of social identity theory this new reference work provides a comprehensive handbook to the construction of social identity in the New Testament. Part one examines key methodological issues and the ways in which scholars have viewed and studied social identity, including different theoretical approaches, and core areas or topics which may be used in the study of social identity, such as food, social memory, and ancient media culture. Part two presents worked examples and in-depth textual studies covering core passages from each of the New Testament books, as they relate to the construction of social identity. Adopting a case-study approach, in line with sociological methods the volume builds a picture of how identity was structured in the earliest Christ-movement. Contributors include; Philip Esler, Warren Carter, Paul Middleton, Rafael Rodriquez, and Robert Brawley.

Author : Craig L. Blomberg,Darlene M. Seal
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 681 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781535940429

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From Pentecost to Patmos, 2nd Edition by Craig L. Blomberg,Darlene M. Seal Pdf

Pairing depth of scholarship with contemporary application, the authors of From Pentecost to Patmos have produced a unique introductory New Testament textbook. Craig Blomberg and Darlene Seal provide the context and clarity that readers need to better understand Acts through Revelation, showcasing the historical, linguistic, and theological implications found in each book. This second edition includes expanded footnotes and a lengthier, up-to-date introduction to Paul. Newly added review questions, maps, and diagrams enhance the scholarship and make the resource truly user-friendly.

Author : J. Brian Tucker,Aaron Kuecker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 841 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567693310

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T&T Clark Social Identity Commentary on the New Testament by J. Brian Tucker,Aaron Kuecker Pdf

The T & T Clark Social Identity Commentary on the New Testament is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive Bible resource that highlights the way the NT seeks to form the social identity of the members of the earliest Christ-movement. By drawing on the interpretive resources of social-scientific theories-especially those related to the formation of identity-interpreters generate new questions that open fruitful identity-related avenues into the text. It provides helpful introductions to each NT book that focus on various social dimensions of the text as well as a commentary structure that illuminates the text as a work of social influence. The commentary offers methodologically informed discussions of difficult and disputed passages and highlights cultural contexts in theoretically informed ways-drawing on resources from social anthropology, historical sociology, or social identity theory. The innovative but careful scholarship of these writers, most of whom have published monographs on some aspect of social identity within the New Testament, brings to the fore often overlooked social and communal aspects inherent in the NT discourse. The net result is a more concrete articulation of some of the every-day lived experiences of members of the Christ-movement within the Roman Empire, while also offering further insight into the relationship between existing and new identities that produced diverse expressions of the Christ-movement during the first century. The SICNT shows that identity-formation is at the heart of the NT and it offers insights for leaders of faith communities addressing these issues in contemporary contexts.