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The politics of heaven : women, gender, and empire in the study of Paul /
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TextSeries: Paul in Critical Contexts | Paul in critical contextsPublication details: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, ©2008.Description: xiii, 213 Pages. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780800663001 (alk. paper)
- 0800663004 (alk. paper)
- 227/.06082 22
- BS2650.52 .M27 2008
- 11.46
Contents:
Summary: Was Paul an opponent of imperialism or a participant in the patriarchal social codes of his day? Joseph A. Marchal moves beyond this too-simple dichotomy to examine the language of power and obedience, ethnicity, and gender in Paul's letters.
Introduction : interpretation at the intersection of approaches. Context ; Starting points and parameters : feminist and postcolonial analysis ; Paul, Philippians, and the plan of this book -- Histories of interpretation and "people's history" in Pauline studies. Initial inquiries and imperial intersections in interpretation
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-204) and index.
Introduction : interpretation at the intersection of approaches. Context ; Starting points and parameters : feminist and postcolonial analysis ; Paul, Philippians, and the plan of this book -- Histories of interpretation and "people's history" in Pauline studies. Initial inquiries and imperial intersections in interpretation
Was Paul an opponent of imperialism or a participant in the patriarchal social codes of his day? Joseph A. Marchal moves beyond this too-simple dichotomy to examine the language of power and obedience, ethnicity, and gender in Paul's letters.
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