Life and freedom from the law of sin and death: A Hongkonger’s reflection
Since the Reformation, the significance of the death of Jesus has been understood as a soteriology that is personal and inward. This article suggests that, while the traditional-doctrinal articulations are important, Paul had his eyes on the Roman Empire, the propaganda and oppression of which were...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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Review and expositor
Year: 2021, Volume: 118, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-70 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament KBM Asia TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
Law
B Hong Kong B Empire B China B Sin B Romans |
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| Summary: | Since the Reformation, the significance of the death of Jesus has been understood as a soteriology that is personal and inward. This article suggests that, while the traditional-doctrinal articulations are important, Paul had his eyes on the Roman Empire, the propaganda and oppression of which were legitimized as law and constructed a world that was sinful and a means of death. The significance of Jesus’s death and, therefore, the gospel is more than “a gospel of sin management” but is an exposure of the sin of a power and a call to struggle for freedom through suffering. This article illustrates this reading with an account of recent developments in Hong Kong. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00346373211004438 |