Obeying God? Obeying Paul? Bridging the socio-cultural context in the interpretation of Biblical imperatives

When do we encounter God in the Pauline imperatives, or when is it Paul, the man of his times, that we are dealing with? This article develops a model to help us determine the reach of the imperatives into our socio-cultural context today. The imperatives are shown to be more than ad hoc injunctions...

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Main Author: van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, Andre (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2011
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2011, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Imperatives
B Hermeneutics
B immediate context
B New Testament
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