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How did the powers work in the Pauline community? Robert Ewusie Moses argues that Paul's conception of the powers is best understood through examining the practices he advocates for the early believers. In this detailed study, Moses shows that Paul believed certain practices guarded believers from the dominion of the powers while others exposed humans to the powers of darkness. Moses traces the distinct function of power-practices in each of Pauls letters and draws illuminating comparisons with traditional African religious practices.
Sommario
1. Introduction; Part 1: Hermeneutical Issues; 2. Four Models for Interpreting the Powers; 3. A Proposed Way Forward: Practices; Part 2: Practices for Engaging the Powers in the Pauline Communities; 4. Baptism as Deliverance from the Powers: Romans; 5. Cross-Centered Preaching and Church Discipline as Confrontation with the Powers: 1 & 2 Corinthians; 6. Bondage under the Elements: Galatians; 7. Rescue from the Power of Darkness: Colossians; 8. Summary: What are the Powers for Paul?; Part 3: A Cross-cultural Perspective; 9. The Powers in Cross-Cultural Context: Africa; Reference Works; Bibliography.
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Robert Ewusie Moses is assistant professor of religion at High Point University and was recently a Visiting DAAD Scholar at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg. He has written a number of scholarly articles in biblical studies and is researching the concept of idolatry in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. This volume is a revision of Moses" dissertation at Duke University under the direction of Richard B. Hays.
Riassunto
The conception of "powers" and "principalities" in Paul's thought and that of his successors has been amply explored - but how was this conception expressed? The author traces the distinct function of "power-practices" in each of Paul's letters and draws comparisons with traditional African religious practices.
