02993nam 2200589 450 991081936110332120230421053713.01-283-20018-X97866132001810-567-51164-2(CKB)2670000000107229(EBL)743240(OCoLC)741690072(SSID)ssj0000521401(PQKBManifestationID)11355400(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521401(PQKBWorkID)10518389(PQKB)11715585(MiAaPQ)EBC743240(Au-PeEL)EBL743240(CaPaEBR)ebr10866861(CaONFJC)MIL320018(OCoLC)893335994(EXLCZ)99267000000010722919960507h19961996 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChained in Christ the experience and rhetoric of Paul's imprisonments /Craig S. WansinkSheffield, England :Sheffield Academic Press,[1996]©19961 online resource (247 p.)Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;130Description based upon print version of record.1-85075-605-8 Includes bibliographical references (pages [212]-223) and index.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 AuthorsFor 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 incarceJournal for the study of the New Testament.Supplement series ;130.ImprisonmentRomeHistoryImprisonmentHistory.227/.067Wansink Craig S.1624834MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819361103321Chained in Christ3960030UNINA