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

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Heilig, Christoph, 1990- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tübingen, [Germany] : Mohr Siebeck 2015
2015.
Edición:1. Aufl
Colección:Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 392.
Materias:
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Religion and state > Biblical teaching.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431231606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1: Analogy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Point of Departure
  • 1.2 Goodenough's Proposal: Veiled Criticism of the Roman Empire in Somn. 2
  • 1.3 Philo's Political Theory
  • 2. Analysis of Somn. 2
  • 2.1 Preliminary Remarks on Procedure
  • 2.2 Somn. 2 and the Allegory of the Soul
  • 2.3 Political Allegory in Somn. 2?
  • 3. Conclusions
  • 3.1 Summary
  • 3.2 Outlook
  • Chapter 2: Approach
  • 1. Counter-Imperial Echoes in the Subtext
  • 2. Evaluating Hypotheses
  • 2.1 On the Nature of Criteria2.2 The Structure of Historical Inferences
  • 2.3 Bayes's Theorem
  • 2.4 Explanatory Potential and Background Plausibility of a Hypothesis
  • 2.5 Background Knowledge
  • 2.6 Comparing Hypotheses
  • 2.7 Conclusions
  • 3. Echoes of the Empire
  • 3.1 Hays's Criteria for Identifying Scriptural Echoes
  • 3.2 Application to Imperial Ideology
  • 3.3 Methodological Evaluation
  • 4. Excursus: Inference to the Best Explanation
  • Chapter 3: Discourse Context
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. James C. Scott's Categories
  • 2.1 The Public Transcript 2.2 The Hidden Transcript
  • 2.3 The Hidden Transcript and the Public Sphere
  • 3. Application to the Pauline Letter
  • 3.1 The Pauline Letters as Hidden Transcript in Veiled Form?
  • 3.2 Pauline Letters as Hidden Transcript in Pure Form?
  • 3.3 Conclusions
  • Chapter 4: Roman Context
  • 1. The Public Transcript
  • 1.1 Criticism within the Framework of the Public Transcript?
  • 1.2 Different Objects of Criticism
  • 1.3 Conclusions: Modification of the Object of Criticism
  • 2. Roman Ideology in the Environment of Paul
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Imperial Cults as an Expression of Imperial Ideology
  • 2.3 Other Expressions of Imperial Ideology
  • 2.4 Conclusions
  • Chapter 5: Pauline Context
  • 1. Counter-Imperial Attitude?
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 N. T. Wright: The Empire as Oppressor of God's People
  • 1.3 John M. G. Barclay: The Empire as a Consciously Ignored Peripheral Phenomenon
  • 1.4 Evaluation: What is the Real Plight?
  • 2. From Attitude to Expression: Modifications of the Echo-Hypothesis
  • 2.1 Paul's Personality as Obstacle for the Echo-Hypothesis
  • 2.2 Two Modification of the Classical Echo-Hypothesis
  • Chapter 6: Explanatory Context
  • 1. Introducing Explanatory Potential
  • 2. Establishing Parallels between Paul and the Empire
  • 2.1 Termini Technici
  • 2.2 Chance?
  • 2.3 True and False Alternatives
  • 3. From Intertextuality to Criticism: Neutral Parallel or Antithesis?
  • 3.1 Non-Roman "Echoes" with and without Counter-Imperial "Resonance"
  • 3.2 Imperial References with and without Critical Intention: Neutral Parallel or Antithesis?
  • Chapter 7: Conclusions
  • 1. Summary
  • 2. Outlook
  • Bibliography.

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