"Aaron Ricker locates the purpose of Romans in its function as a tool of community identity definition. Ricker employs a comparative analysis of the ways in which community identity definition is performed in first-century association culture, including several ancient network letters comparabl...

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1. Verfasser:	Ricker, Aaron (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London T & T Clark 2020 London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schlagworte:	Bible / Romans / Criticism interpretation, etc Biblical studies & exegesis / bicssc Group identity / Religious aspects / Christianity Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	BSB01 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"Aaron Ricker locates the purpose of Romans in its function as a tool of community identity definition. Ricker employs a comparative analysis of the ways in which community identity definition is performed in first-century association culture, including several ancient network letters comparable to Romans. Ricker's examination of the community advice found in Rom 12-15 reveals in this new context an ancient example of the ways in which an inscribed addressee community can be invited in a letter to see and comport itself as a "proper" association network community. The ideal community addressed in the letter to the Romans is defined as properly unified and orderly. It is also defined as properly accommodating to - and properly distinct from - cultures "outside." Finally, it is defined as linked to a proper network with proper leadership (i.e., the inscribed Paul of the letter and his network). Paul's letter to the Romans is in many ways a baffling and extraordinary document. In terms of its community-defining functions and strategies, however, Ricker shows its purpose to be perfectly clear and understandable."--
Beschreibung:	Includes index
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780567694003
DOI:	10.5040/9780567694003