Power As Service: A Critical Reading of Power from the New Testament

Power is understood as a set of power relationships. We seek to highlight that within the context of these relations in the Roman empire in the first century, the texts of the New Testament mostly present the perspective of a counter-power or heterotopy. This is expressed through the concept and exp...

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Published in:Concilium
Authors: Reimer, Ivoni Richter 1959- (Author) ; Reimer, Haroldo 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press [2020]
In: Concilium
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Jesus Christus / Power / Service / Community
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NBF Christology
Further subjects:B Power (Social sciences)
B Kingdom of God
B Power (Christian theology)
B Rome
B Bible. New Testament
B BIBLICAL teaching on the Kingdom of God
B Faith
B Service (Theology)
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Summary:Power is understood as a set of power relationships. We seek to highlight that within the context of these relations in the Roman empire in the first century, the texts of the New Testament mostly present the perspective of a counter-power or heterotopy. This is expressed through the concept and experience of the Kingdom of God. In a set of texts that presuppose and critically analyse the dominant power, the exercise of power is presented as diakonia, especially in relation to the most vulnerable people. Jesus is the model for this service-power, which empowers men and women in ekklēsíai to follow the Lord in faithfulness.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium