Apocalypse as holy war : divine politics and polemics in the Letters of Paul /

Apocalypse as holy war : divine politics and polemics in the Letters of Paul /

Prevailing theories of apocalypticism assert that in a world that rebels against God, a cataclysmic battle between good and evil is needed to reassert God's dominion. Emma Wasserman, a rising scholar of early Christian history, challenges this interpretation and reframes Paul's apocalyptic...

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Main Author: Wasserman, Emma (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018]
Series:Anchor Yale Bible reference library.
Subjects:
Bible. > Epistles of Paul > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Epistles of Paul.
End of the world > Biblical teaching.
Politics in the Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1. Creation, battle, and cosmic intrigue
  • 2. Assemblies, councils, and ranks of divinity
  • 3. Conflict, competition, and Paul's "principalities and powers" reconsidered
  • 4. Idols and other gods in Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans
  • 5. Victimization, alienation, and privilege among the Christ-elect
  • Conclusion: apocalypse as holy war
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • General index
  • Index of ancient sources.

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