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Reading Romans with Roman Eyes
Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul
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2020
Summary
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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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0513-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0514-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
436
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Contents No access
Preface No access
Chapter 1 Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter 2 Viewing Paul’s Epistle to the Romans with Roman Eyes No access Pages 25 - 70
Chapter 3 Paul and Status Signifiers from Late Republican to Neronian Rome No access Pages 71 - 142
Chapter 4 Paul’s “Indebtedness” to the Barbarian in Latin West Perspective No access Pages 143 - 178
Chapter 5 A Neglected Area of Research in the Epistle to the Romans No access Pages 179 - 218
Chapter 6 Paul’s “Groaning” Creation and the Roman Understanding of Nature No access Pages 219 - 258
Chapter 7 Augustan Rome and the Body of Christ No access Pages 259 - 298
Chapter 8 Paul the “Zionist” No access Pages 299 - 342
Chapter 9 Paul and the Roman Ideal of Glory in the Epistle to the Romans No access Pages 343 - 382
