Conflict and identity in Romans : the social setting of Paul's letter - Esler, Philip Francis (Minneapolis, Fortress Press., 2003)
Romans and Christian identity -- Explaining social identity -- Ethnicity, ethnic conflict, and the ancient Mediterranean world -- The context: Rome in the 50s CE -- The letter's purpose in the light of Romans 1:1-15 and 15:14-16:27 -- Common ingroup identity and Romans 1:1-3:20 -- The foundations of the new identity (Romans 3:21-31) -- Abraham as a prototype of group identity (Romans 4) -- The new identity in Christ: Origin and entry (Romans 5-6) -- Pauline leadership and group exemplification in Romans 7 -- The exalted character of the new identity (Romans 8) -- Israel and the Christ-movement (Romans 9-11) -- Descriptors of the new identity (Romans 12-13) -- The weak and the strong (Romans 14:1-15:13) -- Epilogue: Conflict and identity.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-446) and index.
Keywords: Bible. -- Social scientific criticism; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Conflict management in the Bible; Group identity -- Biblical teaching; Intercultural communication -- Religious aspects