Putting on the New Self: Costume and Character in Eph 4:22-24
This article argues that the principal background against which the clothing metaphor in Eph 4:22, 24 would have been understood by the letter's original hearers is that of the theater, within which changes of costume signalled changes of identity, character, or fate. After a brief survey of re...
| Published in: | Novum Testamentum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2019, Volume: 61, Issue: 3, Pages: 289-307 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Epheserbrief 4,22-24
/ Clothing
/ Clothing (Motif)
/ Metaphor
/ Theater
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Theater
B Ephesians B Character B Bible. Epheserbrief 4,22-24 B Clothing B Costume B Metaphor |
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| Summary: | This article argues that the principal background against which the clothing metaphor in Eph 4:22, 24 would have been understood by the letter's original hearers is that of the theater, within which changes of costume signalled changes of identity, character, or fate. After a brief survey of recent scholarly commentaries (which pay surprisingly little attention to the possibility of a theatrical background to the metaphor in these verses) it highlights instances of similar expressions within Greco-Roman theatrical contexts, both literal and metaphorical, discusses the relevant aspects of ancient dramatic theory and practice, and explores the implications of this reading for theological interpretation of Ephesians. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341638 |