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The noble death : Graeco-Roman martyrology and Paul's concept of salvation /
For Paul, Jesus' death is vicarious. But in what way, precisely? The author critically reviews the various possibilities, offering evidence that in Paul's thought Jesus is understood as fulfilling a martyr's role rather than as a cultic sacrifice or as patterned after biblical models...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sheffield, England :
JSOT Press,
©1990.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
28. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For Paul, Jesus' death is vicarious. But in what way, precisely? The author critically reviews the various possibilities, offering evidence that in Paul's thought Jesus is understood as fulfilling a martyr's role rather than as a cultic sacrifice or as patterned after biblical models such as the Suffering Servant or the Isaac figure. The essential aspects of the concept of the Noble Death, found in the martyr stories of 2 and 4 Maccabees and in Graeco-Roman literature, are clearly discernible also in Paul's interpretation of the death of Jesus. Paul was very much a man of his time, and the con. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567117991 0567117995 1283193442 9781283193443 9786613193445 6613193445 |
| Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |