Crafting Paul’s Masculinity: A Re-Reading of Philemon

This article uses the hermeneutics of masculinity to outline and review Paul’s interaction with Philemon. In the ancient context, masculinity was ascertained through education, training, and performance. Being a “man” is made through a Greco-Roman context. Paul asserts this masculinity: self-asserti...

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Main Author: Shields, Marcus (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2023
In: Journal of black religious thought
Year: 2023, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-74
Further subjects:B Auctoritas
B Masculinity
B Philemon
B Man
B potestas
B Paul
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Summary:This article uses the hermeneutics of masculinity to outline and review Paul’s interaction with Philemon. In the ancient context, masculinity was ascertained through education, training, and performance. Being a “man” is made through a Greco-Roman context. Paul asserts this masculinity: self-assertion and power, in his letter to Philemon.
ISSN:2772-7955
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of black religious thought
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/27727963-02010004