Slavery as Salvation: The Metaphor of Slavery in Pauline Christianity
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Early Christians frequently used metaphors about slavery, calling themselves slaves of God and Christ and referring to their leaders as slave representatives of Christ. Most biblical scholars have insisted that this language would have been distasteful to potential converts in the Greco-Roman world, and they have wondered why early Christians such as Paul used the image of slavery to portray salvation. In this book, the author addresses the issue...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300047355
ISBN13:9780300047356
Release Date:October 1990
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:245 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"
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