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Title: The Apostle and the Empire: Paul's Implicit and Explicit Criticism of Rome By: Christoph Heilig Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 208 Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Publication Date: 2022 | Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches) Weight: 15 ounces ISBN: 0802882234 ISBN-13: 9780802882233 Stock No: WW882233 |
Was Paul silent on the injustices of the Roman Empire? Or have his letters just been misread?
The inclusion of anti-imperial rhetoric in Pauls writings has come under scrutiny in recent years. Pressing questions about just how much Paul critiques Rome in his letters and how publicly critical he could have afforded to be have led to high-profile debatesmost notably between N. T. Wright and John M. G. Barclay.
Having entered the conversation in 2015 with his book Hidden Criticism?, Christoph Heilig contributes further insight and new research in The Apostle and the Empire, reevaluating the case for Paul hiding his criticism of Rome in the subtext of his letters. Heilig argues that scholars have previously overlooked passages that openly denounce the empirefor instance, the "triumphal procession" in 2 Corinthians, which Heilig discusses in detail by drawing on a variety of archaeological data.
Furthermore, Heilig takes on larger issues of theory and methodology in biblical studies, raising significant questions about how interpreters can move beyond outdated methods of reading the New Testament toward more robust understandings of the ways ancient texts convey meaning. His groundbreaking work is a must-read for Pauline scholars and for anyone interested in how one of Christianitys most important teachers communicated his unease with the global superpower of his day.
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