Ambiguous Prayers in 1 Timothy 2:1–2: A Postcolonial Reading
This article examines the request for prayers ὑπὲρ βασιλέων in 1 Timothy 2:1–2 by focusing on three exegetical questions: (1) Who are the βασιλεῖς? (2) Are prayers for βασιλεῖς distinguishable from prayers to βασιλεῖς? And (3) to whom is this exhortation directed? The article argues that the rhetori...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Biblical interpretation
Anno: 2024, Volume: 32, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 189-213 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bibel. Timotheusbrief 1. 2,1-2
/ Postocolonialismo
/ Bhabha, Homi Jehangir 1909-1966
/ Imperialismo
/ Ideologia
/ Ambiguità
/ Preghiera <motivo>
/ Imitazione
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
1 Timothy
B Prayers B emperors B Homi Bhabha B colonial mimicry B Postcolonial criticism B Ambiguity B imperial ideology |
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| Riepilogo: | This article examines the request for prayers ὑπὲρ βασιλέων in 1 Timothy 2:1–2 by focusing on three exegetical questions: (1) Who are the βασιλεῖς? (2) Are prayers for βασιλεῖς distinguishable from prayers to βασιλεῖς? And (3) to whom is this exhortation directed? The article argues that the rhetorical construction of this passage emulates and internalizes imperial ideology, but the very act of imitation has the potential to cause colonial anxiety by obscuring the colonial subjects behind this document and by disrupting any attempt at fixed interpretation. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5152 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685152-20231738 |
