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The politics of peace : Ephesians, Dio Chrysostom, and the Confucian Four books /
Although scholarship has noted the thematic importance of peace in Ephesians, few have examined its political character in a sustained manner throughout the entire letter. This book addresses this lacuna, comparing Ephesians with Colossians, Greek political texts, Dio Chrysostoma (TM)s "Oration...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Supplements to Novum Testamentum ;
v. 133. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Although scholarship has noted the thematic importance of peace in Ephesians, few have examined its political character in a sustained manner throughout the entire letter. This book addresses this lacuna, comparing Ephesians with Colossians, Greek political texts, Dio Chrysostoma (TM)s "Orations," and the Confucian "Four Books" in order to ascertain the rhetorical and political nature of its "topos" of peace. Through comparison with analogous documents both within and without its cultural milieu, this study shows that Ephesians can be read as a politico-religious |
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| Notas: | Slightly Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Emory University, 2008. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 360 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-334) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004180543 9004180540 1282951556 9781282951556 9786612951558 6612951559 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9732 ; |