Is the ekklēsia a Household (of God)?: Reassessing the Notion of oi͂kos theu͂ in 1 Tim 3.15
1 Timothy defines the ekklēsia as the οἶκος θεοῦ. This has led to the conclusion that the Pastoral Epistles regard the ekklēsia as an enlarged oikos, where the roles of the officials and the norms regulating the behaviour of its members reproduce the relationships of the patriarchal household. Howev...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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New Testament studies
Ano: 2014, Volume: 60, Número: 4, Páginas: 511-528 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
metaphoric language
B Public Space B Cosmos B Ekklēsia B Polis B 1 Tim 3.15 B Oikos |
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| Resumo: | 1 Timothy defines the ekklēsia as the οἶκος θεοῦ. This has led to the conclusion that the Pastoral Epistles regard the ekklēsia as an enlarged oikos, where the roles of the officials and the norms regulating the behaviour of its members reproduce the relationships of the patriarchal household. However, οἶκος θεοῦ is not a household properly speaking. Ekklēsia is a term with political connotations, and thus the community acquires a public dimension. In addition, oikos is used metaphorically, for a larger community. In this, the definition reflects the ancient custom of describing larger communities (the cosmos, the polis, or an association) through the metaphor of the oikos. The ekklēsia is therefore a public, quasi-cosmic space, whose laws and structures receive divine legitimation. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688514000174 |