Another Look at Adoption in Romans 8:15 in Light of Roman Social Practices and Legal Rules
This study investigates the legal and social background of Paul's adoption metaphor in its historical context (particularly, in terms of Roman social practices and legal rules), and applies it to an interpretation of Paul's adoption metaphor. Firstly, adopting complete strangers was rare i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2014
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 133-143 |
| Further subjects: | B
family metaphor
B Roman family B kinship language B Roman inheritance B Romans B Paul B Roman social practices B Adoption |
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