Pauline slave welfare in historical context : an equality analysis / W.H. Paul Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, W. H. Paul, author.

Series:

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe ; 570.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 0340-9570; 570

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery in the Bible.

Slavery--Rome.

Slavery.

Slavery--Greece.

Slavery and Judaism.

Equality.

Political and social views.

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

Bible.

Aristotle--Political and social views.

Aristotle.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D--Political and social views.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus.

Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D.

Bible. Epistles of Paul.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xv, 364 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, [2023]

Summary:

"W. H. Paul Thompson engages in an equality analysis of Pauline ethics on slave welfare--how slaves should be treated in comparison to free persons. He reconstructs a distinctive Jewish numerically equal treatment ethic for slaves and free persons which Paul reorients into a Christocentric framework."--Cover page 4.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction. A. Incongruous ; B. Equality ; C. Pauline slavery and slave welfare ; D. Pauline ethics ; E. Monograph statement ; F. Monograph outline

Chapter 2. Pauline scholarship on slave welfare. A. Introduction ; B. Haustafeln historical criticism ; C. Colossians 4:1 ; D. Ephesians 6:9 ; E. Philemon ; F. Galatians 3:28 and slavery ; G. The revisionist school ; I. From mild to cruel Roman slavery ; H. Conclusion

Chapter 3. Slave welfare in Greco-Roman Antiquity. A. Introduction ; B. Greek slavery : Aristotle's historical context ; C. Aristotle : natural and conquest slavery ; D. Between Athens and Hellenism : Stoicism and Rome ; E. Roman slavery : Seneca's historical context ; F. Seneca the Younger on slave welfare ; G. Conclusion

Chapter 4. Slave welfare in Jewish Antiquity. A. Introduction ; B. Exodus ; C. Deuteronomy ; D. Leviticus ; E. Philo ; F. Glancy on the Jewish sexual use of slaves ; G. Conclusion

Chapter 5. Pauline corpus. A. Introduction ; B. 2 Corinthians ; C. 1 Corinthians ; D. Galatians ; E. Colossians ; F. Ephesians ; G. Philemon ; H. Slave welfare beyond Paul ; I. Equal treatment beyond slavery ; J. Conclusion

Conclusion.

Notes:

"...revised version of my PhD thesis at Union Shcool of Theology (UST, Bridgend) and awarded by the University of Chester [2021]." -- Acknowledgements, page [v] and title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-314) and indexes.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783161612145

3161612140

OCLC:

1319648025

Publisher Number:

99993424736