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Reading Romans with Roman Eyes
Studies on the Social Perspective of Paul
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About this book
Paul'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 "value system" of the Julio-Claudian world, which would have shaped the perceptions and expectations of Paul'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, "boasting" in "glory" and God'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's argument and its possible significance for contemporary readers.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: Coming to Grips with an âObliqueâ TextâThe Difficulty and Necessity of Engaging the Julio-Claudian Background of Romans
- 2 Viewing Paulâs Epistle to the Romans with Roman Eyes: A Visual Exegesis of the Artifacts of Rome
- 3 Paul and Status Signifiers from Late Republican to Neronian Rome: An Epigraphic Reconsideration of the Social Constituency of the Roman Churches
- 4 Paulâs âIndebtednessâ to the Barbarian in Latin West Perspective
- 5 A Neglected Area of Research in the Epistle to the Romans: The âSocial Relationsâ of Death at Rome
- 6 Paulâs âGroaningâ Creation and the Roman Understanding of Nature: A Contemporary Conversation in the Grounds of Liviaâs Villa and Neroâs Garden
- 7 Augustan Rome and the Body of Christ: A Comparison of the Social Vision of the Res Gestae and Paulâs Letter to the Romans
- 8 Paul the âZionistâ: Romans 9:33 and 11:26 in Their Jewish and Roman Context
- 9 Paul and the Roman Ideal of Glory in the Epistle to the Romans
- 10 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author