Angels and Principalities
The Background, Meaning and Development of the Pauline Phrase Hai Archai Kai Hai Exousiai
St Paul and his contemporaries - so runs a commonly accepted scholarly opinion - inhabited a world believed to be dominated by hostile superhuman powers, of whom Jews and Gentiles alike liked in fear. Dr Carr challenges this widespread assumption by means of a detailed examination of various kinds of evidence. First there is the New Testament itself. The general Mediterranean cultural background of the first century is also important, and the author looks at evidence from the early Church Fathers and gnostic material. He concludes that the notion of mighty forces of evil ranged against man was not part of the earliest Christian understanding…
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Weitere Autoren: Carr, Wesley / Court, John (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-01875-3
- EAN: 9780521018753
- Produktnummer: 1856548
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 347 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 347
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