Reading Romans 13 with Simone Weil: Toward a More Generous Hermeneutic

Simone Weil's interpretation of the Iliad as a "poem of force" has resonances with Rom 1-8, reinforcing the question of how Rom 13:1-7 belongs in the larger argument of Romans. Seeking a generous reading of 13:1-7 along the lines of the generosity Weil extends to the Iliad, I first ta...

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Main Author: Gaventa, Beverly Roberts 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press [2017]
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2017, Volume: 136, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Homerus, Ilias / Bible. Römerbrief 13,1-7 / Reception / Weil, Simone 1909-1943 / Power / Authority
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
TB Antiquity
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Generosity
B Pharaohs
B Bible. Romans
B Weil, Simone, 1909-1943
B God
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