The Son of God in the roman world
Subtitle: divine sonship in its social and political context
By: Michael Peppard
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780199753703
Subjects: Son of God; Divinity; Adoption; History of doctrines; Theological anthropology; Christianity
Description: Michael Peppard examines the social and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman Empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term 'son of God' has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in Roman history - including studies of family relationships, imperial ideology, and emperor worship - he offers new ways of interpreting the Christian theological metaphors of 'begotten' and 'adoptive' sonship.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.