Ancient letters and the purpose of Romans: the law of the membrane

"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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Main Author: Ricker, Aaron (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London T & T Clark 2020
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:"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."--
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
ISBN:9780567694003
DOI:10.5040/9780567694003

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