“Our políteuma Belongs in Heaven” (Phil 3:20): Comparing Paul’s and Seneca’s Narratives of Consolation
This article argues that Paul’s narrative about collective πολίτευμα in heaven (Phil 3:20) constitutes a moment of climactic consolation in the letter to the Philippians. This position is reached through an extended comparison with Seneca’s On Consolation to Mother Helvia (Ad Helviam). It emerges th...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2022
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Novum Testamentum
Anno: 2022, Volume: 64, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 249-266 |
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Bibel. Philipperbrief 3,20
/ Similitudine (Motivo)
/ Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, Philosophus -65, Consolatio ad Helviam
/ politeuma
/ Consolazione <motivo> (Motivo)
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento VA Filosofia |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Seneca
B Comparison B πολίτευμα B Consolation B Phil 3:20 |
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| Riepilogo: | This article argues that Paul’s narrative about collective πολίτευμα in heaven (Phil 3:20) constitutes a moment of climactic consolation in the letter to the Philippians. This position is reached through an extended comparison with Seneca’s On Consolation to Mother Helvia (Ad Helviam). It emerges that similar narratives of consolation are constructed in the Ad Helviam and Phil 3:15–21. In both texts, adversity is recognised and rationalised, before it is defied then transcended through rhetorical and cosmological arguments. There are, however, also differences owing to Paul’s and Seneca’s different contexts: in particular, the threat of certain Judaizing opponents to Paul’s gospel in Philippi. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10011 |