Practices of power : revisiting the principalities and powers in the Pauline letters /

How did the powers "work" in the Pauline community? Robert Ewusie Moses argues that Paul's conception of the powers is best understood through examining the practices he advocates for the early believers. In this detailed study, Moses shows that Paul believed certain practices guarded...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moses, Robert Ewusie (Autor)
Otros Autores: Lofgren, Alisha (Diseñador de portada)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, 2014.
Colección:Emerging scholars.
Temas:
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul
30-600
Christian sociology > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Sociologie religieuse > Christianisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Paul's Letters.
Christian sociology > Early church
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:How did the powers "work" in the Pauline community? Robert Ewusie Moses argues that Paul's conception of the powers is best understood through examining the practices he advocates for the early believers. In this detailed study, Moses shows that Paul believed certain practices guarded believers from the dominion of the powers while others exposed humans to the powers of darkness. Moses traces the distinct function of "power-practices" in each of Paul's letters and draws illuminating comparisons with traditional African religious practices
Descripción Física:1 online resource (307 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781451479935
145147993X

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