Politeuma as a Hybrid Patriotic Identity in Christ: A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of Philippians 3:20
This article argues that Paul, in Philippians 3:17-21, borrows the present honorable civic identity of the first readers, namely, patriotic merchant, to persuade them to be transformed into Christ-citizens running with the King of Kings forever in the future. Drawing on insights from the concept of...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Biblical theology bulletin
Año: 2019, Volumen: 49, Número: 2, Páginas: 96-107 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Philipperbrief 3,20
/ Römisches Reich
/ Identidad de grupo
/ Patriotismo
/ Retórica
/ Política
/ Ciudadano
/ politeuma (Palabra)
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Philippians 3
B patriotic merchant B Politeuma B anti-imperial B socio-rhetorical B possible social identities |
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| Sumario: | This article argues that Paul, in Philippians 3:17-21, borrows the present honorable civic identity of the first readers, namely, patriotic merchant, to persuade them to be transformed into Christ-citizens running with the King of Kings forever in the future. Drawing on insights from the concept of possible social identities, a new socio-rhetorical interpretation of Philippians 3:17-21 is proposed. Instead of eliminating or marginalizing it, I argue that Paul makes use of the civic identity "patriotic merchant" of the first readers to construct a new hybrid social identity. Not only is there no anti-imperial connotation, but first readers may also hear Paul's encouragement to retain their civic identity re-oriented in their new future hybrid social identity. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Reference: | Ergänzung "Omission (2019)"
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| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0146107919831879 |
