How to Understand What Passes All Understanding: Using the Documentary Papyri to Understand εἰρήνη in Paul
In popular culture, the Pauline texts referring to ‘peace’ are illustrated by serene and tranquil scenes. I shall argue that to Paul's first readers, ‘peace’ evoked rather different images - military victories, arrests of criminals and the unloading of corn. I argue this because of how εἰρήνη i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2021]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 2, Pages: 220-240 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Eirēnē
/ Bible. Römerbrief 5,1
/ Bible. Philipperbrief 4,6-7
/ Paul Apostle
/ Papyrology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
documentary papyri
B Peace B Romans B Paul B Philippians |
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| Summary: | In popular culture, the Pauline texts referring to ‘peace’ are illustrated by serene and tranquil scenes. I shall argue that to Paul's first readers, ‘peace’ evoked rather different images - military victories, arrests of criminals and the unloading of corn. I argue this because of how εἰρήνη is normally used in documentary papyri, that is personal letters, administrative documents and other non-literary written material. I explain my method and then present the papyrological evidence, including references to the various ‘peace-officials’. I argue that εἰρήνη meant something like ‘good order’. I use this insight to interpret Rom 5.1 and Phil 4.7. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688520000260 |