num_pages: 314
description: The author investigates slavery metaphors in early Judaism and shows how they influenced Paul's understanding of himself and his fellow-believers as slaves of Christ. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 the Language of Enslavement in Early Judaism, Chapter 3 Slavery in Ancient Israelite Literary Traditions, Chapter 4 Response to Slavery in Early Jewish Literature, Chapter 5 Responses to Slavery in the Writings of Josephus, Chapter 6 Responses to Slavery in the Writings of Philo, Chapter 7 Slavery, Noble Birth &amp; the Figure of Joseph, Chapter 8 Summary/Synthesis of Part 1, Chapter 9 Introduction to the Pauline Literature, Chapter 10 The Paradigmatic Slave of God in Philippians, Chapter 11 Slavery &amp; Freedom in Galatians, Chapter 12 Enslavement to Sin &amp; God in Romans, Chapter 13 Slaves &amp; Free Persons in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 14 Conclusion.
language: English
title: Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism & Pauline Christianity: A Traditio-Historical & Exegetical Examination
titlecomplete: Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism & Pauline Christianity: A Traditio-Historical & Exegetical Examination (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen ... Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe)
publisher: Coronet Books Inc.