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READING ROMANS WITH ROMAN EYES IBD

FORTRESS ACADEMIC
06 / 2020
9781978705135
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Paul&rsquo,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 &ldquo,value system&rdquo, of the Julio-Claudian world, which would have shaped the perceptions and expectations of Paul&rsquo,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, &ldquo,boasting&rdquo, in &ldquo,glory&rdquo, and God&rsquo,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&rsquo,s argument and its possible significance for contemporary readers.

PVP
209,53