Determined by Christ : the Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ' / by Barbara Beyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beyer, Barbara, 1989- author.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 191.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; volume 191

Standardized Title:

Determined by, dependent on, and dominated by Christ

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Bible.

Metaphor in the Bible.

En Christō (The Greek phrase).

Physical Description:

xiii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ'

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"What does it mean that the believers are 'in Christ' (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17 etc.)? The phrase has become so common to Christian discourse that it obscures the original meaning. By analysing key passages and stripping back the interpretive layers, this book portrays 'in Christ' in the light of Greek language usage. Insights from metaphor theory, onomastics, and ritual theory further the investigation. The book also addresses prepositional phrases like 'with Christ' and how 'in Christ' developed in the deutero-Pauline letters. This comprehensive perspective illuminates a crucial early-Christian phase and how believers viewed their relationship to Christ"--Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2020, under the title: Determined by, dependent on, and dominated by Christ: the Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-430) and indexes.

ISBN:

9789004685284

9004685286

OCLC:

1417759716