He is heavy ... he is my brother. Unravelling fraternity in Paul (Galatians)
In the Pauline epistles fraternity is an important term often used as form of address as well as for reference to interaction in the community. Common within the first-century C.E. context appeals to brotherhood nevertheless have to be understood in socio-historical as well as literary context. As b...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2012
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2012, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 153-171 |
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Summary: | In the Pauline epistles fraternity is an important term often used as form of address as well as for reference to interaction in the community. Common within the first-century C.E. context appeals to brotherhood nevertheless have to be understood in socio-historical as well as literary context. As becomes evident from Galatians, Paul's brotherhood language cannot be divorced from hierarchical dissimilarity, even while it was important both for promoting solidarity and negotiating identity in the community. |
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ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC121512 |