Hidden criticism? the methodology and plausibility of the search for a counter-imperial subtext in Paul

Paul has been regarded as being uncritical of the Roman Empire for a long time, not least because of his apparent call to obey the state in Rom 13:1-7. However, recent scholarship has questioned this assumption by pointing to ""hidden criticism"" in the letters of the apostle. Bu...

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Other Authors: Heilig, Christoph, 1990- author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tübingen, [Germany] : Mohr Siebeck 2015
2015.
Edition:1. Aufl
Series:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 392.
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Summary:Paul has been regarded as being uncritical of the Roman Empire for a long time, not least because of his apparent call to obey the state in Rom 13:1-7. However, recent scholarship has questioned this assumption by pointing to ""hidden criticism"" in the letters of the apostle. But how can we decide, in a methodologically sound way, whether such a counter-imperial message lies beneath the surface of the text? On the basis of insights from the philosophy of science, Christoph Heilig suggests several analytical steps for examining this paradigm. He concludes that the hypothesis that we can identify.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (214 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.