Christian attitudes to Rome at the time of Paul's letter
In the late fifties, Christianity was a provincial religious movement rooted in Jewish beliefs, practice, and history. This gives to a model of Christian attitudes to Rome three natural dimensions: provincial, Jewish, and distinctively Christian. A provisional list of attitudes is constructed by con...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2003
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Review & expositor
Year: 2003, Volume: 100, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-111 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vatican Palace
/ Primitive Christianity
B Romans / Historical background |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Vatican Palace
B Primitive Christianity B Romans |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | In the late fifties, Christianity was a provincial religious movement rooted in Jewish beliefs, practice, and history. This gives to a model of Christian attitudes to Rome three natural dimensions: provincial, Jewish, and distinctively Christian. A provisional list of attitudes is constructed by considering issues that were significant for each group. The resulting list has six elements: awe at Rome's prestige, power and wealth; appreciation of Roman peace, economic prosperity, partial protection of Diaspora communities, and laws permitting Jewish practice; resentment at taxation, occupation of Israel, and poor governing of Judaea; contempt for Roman religious beliefs and certain aspects of morality; denial of ultimate authority; and expectation of overthrow. This combination could be used as a grid for interpreting the Roman dimension of Paul's letter. |
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| ISSN: | 0034-6373 |
| Contains: | In: Review & expositor
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