'Powers' in Rom 13,1-7: Angels or Magistrates?
This paper seeks to add a new perspective to the vexed question of whether the words ἄρχοντες or ἐξουσίαι in Rom 13,1-7 refer to angelic beings or Roman magistrates. Instead of adjudicating the debate one way or another, literary analysis is used to show how the polysemy of such vocabulary is put to...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
Biblica
Year: 2022, Volume: 103, Issue: 4, Pages: 594-606 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Römerbrief 13,1-7
/ Angel
/ Magistrate
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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| Summary: | This paper seeks to add a new perspective to the vexed question of whether the words ἄρχοντες or ἐξουσίαι in Rom 13,1-7 refer to angelic beings or Roman magistrates. Instead of adjudicating the debate one way or another, literary analysis is used to show how the polysemy of such vocabulary is put to profit in order to advance the rhetorical aims of the passage. |
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| ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.103.4.3291470 |
