Paul and the imperial authorities at Thessalonica and Rome : a study in the conflict of ideology / [manuscript] :
James R. Harrison.
- T bingen, Germany : Mohr Siebeck, c2011.
- xv, 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 273 0512-1604 ; .
- Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ; 273. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-372) and indexes.
Introduction -- Paul and the imperial gospel at Thessalonica -- 'The ultimate sinner' : Paul and the anti-Christ in political context -- Imperial conceptions of rule and Paul's reign of grace -- Paul's 'dishonoured benefactor' in Augustan and Neronian context -- Paul and the Roman ideal of glory in the Epistle to the Romans -- Did Paul found a new concept of state? -- Conclusion.
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Bible.--Thessalonians--Criticism, interpretation, etc.