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Reading Romans with Roman Eyes: Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul

Reading Romans with Roman Eyes: Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul

Harrison, James R.

Hardcover

Series: Paul in Critical Contexts

Ancient RomeBible Studies

ISBN10: 1978705131
ISBN13: 9781978705135
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Published: Jun 22 2020
Pages: 504
Weight: 1.69
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Paul's letter to the Romans has a long history in Christian dogmatic battles. But how might the letter have been heard by an audience in Neronian Rome? James R. Harrison answers that question through a reader-response approach grounded in deep investigations of the material and ideological culture of the city, from Augustus to Nero. Inscriptional, archaeological, monumental, and numismatic evidence, in addition to a breadth of literary material, allows him to describe the ideological value system of the Julio-Claudian world, which would have shaped the perceptions and expectations of Paul's readers. Throughout, Harrison sets prominent Pauline themes his obligation to Greeks and barbarians, newness of life and of creation against the power of death, the body of Christ, boasting in glory and God's purpose in and for Israel in startling juxtaposition with Roman ideological themes. The result is a richer and more complex understanding of the letter's argument and its possible significance for contemporary readers.

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