The political Paul : justice, democracy and kingship in a Hellenistic framework / Bruno Blumenfeld.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blumenfeld, Bruno, author.

Series:

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 210.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 210

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Political and social views.

Paul.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Politics in the Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Political Paul presents Paul as a political thinker. Many studies claiming Paul for Greek Hellenism discuss the influence upon him of various aspects of Hellenistic culture, but strangely neglect Hellenistic political philosophy with its roots in Classical antiquity. The Political Paul explores this dimension of Paul's thought within the general context of Hellenistic political reflection to focus on the intriguing body of literature known as the Pythagorean pseudepigrapha. These researches support the highly original argument that Christianity has foundations in Hellenistic kingship theories. Paul constructs a political theory for Christianity. He conceives it as a polis-basileia system, politics proper and divine rule, each with its own dikaiosyne; this the study re-evaluates as a political concept."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. I. Classical and hellenistic sources

pt. II. The political Paul.

Notes:

Originally published: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [451]-478) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613200389

9780567661272

056766127X

9781283200387

1283200384

9780567531308

0567531309

OCLC:

741691757