Illustrating a Pauline Imperative (Phlm. 17): Προσλαμβάνω in P.Mur. 2.115
This article draws attention to a neglected extrabiblical use of the verb προσλαμβάνωin a documentary text, a Jewish deed of marriage from the early second century CE (P.Mur. 2.115), and suggests its significance for understanding Paul’s appeal to Philemon on behalf of Ones...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2022
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-192 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philemon, Biblical person
/ Onesimus, Heiliger, Biblische Person
/ Reconciliation
/ Kinship
/ Pauline letters
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | This article draws attention to a neglected extrabiblical use of the verb προσλαμβάνωin a documentary text, a Jewish deed of marriage from the early second century CE (P.Mur. 2.115), and suggests its significance for understanding Paul’s appeal to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus. Προσλαμβάνω is Paul’s first imperative in his letter to Philemon (Phlm. 17), and many commentators understand it as part of a commercial idiom (‘to take as a business partner’), whether literally or metaphorically. It is argued here that such a reading is unlikely given three factors: the newly attested context of προσλαμβάνω, the predominance of kinship language in Philemon, and the underlying theme of reconciliation. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X221127931 |