Politics of Inheritance in Romans

Informationen zum Autor Mark Forman is an independent researcher. His research is concerned with first-century and contemporary land ownership, inheritance and possession and the ways this creates power and causes vulnerability. Klappentext Argues that Paul's concept of 'inheritance', as demonstrated in his letter to the Romans, subverted and challenged first-century Roman ideologies. Zusammenfassung Mark Forman explores the extent to which Paul's concept of 'inheritance' in Romans served to evoke socio-political expectations different to those which prevailed in Roman imperial discourse. He thus explores the function of inheritance in Romans and analyses the sources which inform and overlap with this concept. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: the politics of inheritance?; 2. Some features of Greco-Roman society in the symbols, rituals, and literature of Paul's time; 3. Promising the world: inheritance in Romans 4:13-25; 4. Suffering 'conquerors': inheritance in Romans 8:17-39; 5. Riches for the world: inheritance in Romans 11:1; 6. 'Lords' over all the world: inheritance in Galatians; 7. Inheritance in 1 Corinthians and Colossians; 8. Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: M. L. Forman, Mark Forman, Forman Mark
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521769099
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76909-9
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Society for New Testament Stud; Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series; Society for New Testament Stud
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / History, Religion: general, Christianity, History of Religion, Politics and government, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, New Testaments, BCE period – Protohistory