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Wansink Craig S. |
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Titolo |
Chained in Christ : the experience and rhetoric of Paul's imprisonments / / Craig S. Wansink |
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Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1996] |
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©1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20018-X |
9786613200181 |
0-567-51164-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Collana |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 130 |
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Soggetti |
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Imprisonment - Rome - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [212]-223) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1; PRISONS IN THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD; Chapter 2; PAUL'S CHOICE AND THE RHETORIC OF VOLUNTARY DEATH; Chapter 3; THE PHILIPPIANS' GIFT TO THE IMPRISONED APOSTLE: THE FUNCTION OF PHILIPPIANS 4.10-20; Chapter 4; PAUL AS 'A PRISONER OF CHRIST JESUS': MILITARY IMAGERY AND THE LETTER TO PHILEMON; Chapter 5; ONESIMUS, EPAPHRODITUS AND BURRHUS: MINISTERS TO THE IMPRISONED IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY; EPILOGUE; 'SEVEN TIMES HE WAS IN BONDS': MEMORIES OF THE IMPRISONED APOSTLE; Bibliography; Index of Biblical References; Index of Authors |
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For Paul, who imprisoned Christians, his own incarceration ironically became a way in which he understood his mission. Paul's convictions and his rhetoric were often shaped during those times when chains constrained him from travelling. By examining a wide variety of sources-such as ancient novels, dream interpretations and moral tractates-Wansink first describes prison conditions and the daily life of prisoners, in the Graeco-Roman world. Subsequent exegetical chapters focus on two epistles Paul wrote from prison: Philippians and Philemon. This book replaces a 'docetic' view of Paul's incarce |
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