Chained in Christ
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Chained in Christ

The Experience and Rhetoric of Paul's Imprisonments

  1. 239 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Chained in Christ

The Experience and Rhetoric of Paul's Imprisonments

About this book

For Paul, who imprisoned Christians, his own incarceration ironically became a way in which he understood his mission. Paul's convictions and his rhetoric were often shaped during those times when chains constrained him from travelling. By examining a wide variety of sources-such as ancient novels, dream interpretations and moral tractates-Wansink first describes prison conditions and the daily life of prisoners, in the Graeco-Roman world. Subsequent exegetical chapters focus on two epistles Paul wrote from prison: Philippians and Philemon. This book replaces a 'docetic' view of Paul's incarceration with an original insight into how prison would have shaped his interaction with the Philippians and Philemon.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Editorial Board
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Preface
  7. Abbreviations
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. Chapter 1 PRISONS IN THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD
  10. Chapter 2 PAUL'S CHOICE AND THE RHETORIC OF VOLUNTARY DEATH
  11. Chapter 3 THE PHILIPPIANS' GIFT TO THE IMPRISONED APOSTLE: THE FUNCTION OF PHILIPPIANS 4.10-20
  12. Chapter 4 PAUL AS 'A PRISONER OF CHRIST JESUS': MILITARY IMAGERY AND THE LETTER TO PHILEMON
  13. Chapter 5 ONESIMUS, EPAPTHRODITUS AND BURRHUS: MINISTERS TO THE IMPRISONED IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY
  14. Epilogue 'SEVEN TIMES HE WAS IN BONDS' : MEMORIES OF THE IMPRISONED APOSTLE
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index of Biblical References
  17. Index of Authors