My Beloved Brothers and Sisters

Name: My Beloved Brothers and Sisters
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Reider Aasgaard

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In his letters, the apostle Paul commonly refers to his fellow believers as "adelfoi", as his "brothers and sisters". Here, Reidar Aasgaard offers the first in-depth, and by far the most profound, analysis of this sibling vocabulary in the Pauline epistles. Aasgaard researches family and sibling relationships in the Graeco-Roman and Jewish context and discusses the relevant texts on siblingship in Paul's letters. He argues that sibling terminology is both central and charged with meaning for Paul. When the apostle speaks of the Christians as siblings, he employs contemporary notions of what sibling and family relations should be about: emotional closeness, love, tolerance and forgiveness, defense of family honor, and familial harmony. Paul utilizes these ideals rhetorically in various contexts in order to influence the attitudes and behavior of the Christians, both internally and in relation to outsiders.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

376

Release Date:

2004-01-10

Publication Date:

2004-01-10

Publisher:

Bloomsbury 3PL

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0567084817

ISBN13:

9780567084811

Weight:

570 g

Height:

156 cm

Width:

234 cm

Thickness:

20 cm

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