TY - BOOK AU - Bryant,K.Edwin TI - Paul and the Rise of the Slave: Death and Resurrection of the Oppressed in the Epistle to the Romans T2 - Biblical Interpretation Ser SN - 9789004316560 U1 - 227.106 KW - Electronic books N1 - Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1 Hermeneutical Objective -- 2 Rhetorical Terms -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Current State of Research -- 1.2 A Perspective on Paul -- 1.3 The Authority of Pauline Letters -- 1.4 Paul's Hermeneutic -- 1.5 Contexts for Interpretation -- 1.6 Methodology -- Chapter 2 The Social Reality of Slavery -- 2.1 Imploding the Ambiguities of Paul and Slavery -- 2.2 Images of Domination -- 2.3 Gift of the Grotesque -- 2.4 Slave Congregations -- Chapter 3 The Polemical Construction of Messianic Identity -- 3.1 Context of Slavery in Romans 6 -- 3.2 Construction of Messianic Identity -- 3.3 The Metaphor of Slavery: Traditional Interpretations -- 3.4 Metaphor or Terminus Technicus? -- 3.5 Community at the Zero Degree -- 3.6 Theological Implications of Messianic Identity -- Chapter 4 Romans as Prophetic Discourse -- 4.1 Considerations for Exegesis -- 4.2 Inferences from Exegesis -- 4.3 Romans 1:1-2 -- 4.4 Romans 16:25-27 -- 4.5 Implications of Paul's ������������� -- 4.6 Prophetic Characteristics of Romans -- 4.7 Prophetic Propaganda -- 4.8 Imperial Propaganda -- 4.9 Res Gestae -- Chapter 5 Exegesis of Romans 6:12-23 -- 5.1 Text and Translation -- 5.2 The Slave as a Subject -- 5.3 Negotiating the Language of Domination: Romans 6:12-14 -- 5.4 Speech in Protest: Romans 6:15-17 -- 5.5 Awakening: Romans 6:18-20 -- 5.6 Rise of the Slave: Romans 6:21-23 -- 5.7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Reference Works -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index of Names and Subjects -- Index of Ancient Authors -- Index of Ancient References UR - http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/vu/detail.action?docID=4514102 ER -