A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics
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9783161547287
In this study, Alex Hon Ho Ip argues that when Paul wrote to Philemon about Onesimus, his main purpose was not to try and reunite, as is widely held, a runaway slave with his master, but rather to have Onesimus accepted as a beloved brother in Christ. By examining the letter's inner texture, the author shows that Paul's main concern was for Philemon and Onesimus to be reconciled in brotherly love. The inter-textual weave reveals Paul's theological and ethical thoughts on love, which is the basis for the apostle's main argument. By taking a new institutional economics approach to help reconstruct the economic relationship between slave and master, Alex Hon Ho Ip is able to offer a better understanding of the original relationship Paul argued against. With all this in mind, the focus is on re-reading the letter and hearing how Paul's rhetoric exhorts a new relationship between Onesimus and Philemon.
| Autor: | Ip, Alex Hon Ho |
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| EAN: | 9783161547287 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 246 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 22.09.2017 |
| Untertitel: | An Exhortation to Transform a Master-Slave Economic Relationship into a Brotherly Loving Relationship |
| Schlagworte: | Christentum Interpretation Pauline Testament |
| Größe: | 14 × 156 × 233 |
| Gewicht: | 413 g |
