Paul's 'Spirit of Adoption' in its Roman Imperial Context
Robert Lewis examines Paul's use of the phrase Spirit of Adoption in Romans 8:12-17 against the background of its Roman Imperial context in order to shed light on interpretation of Paul's Letter to the Romans. Whereas other scholars have explored what Paul may have meant when he uses the term adoption Lewis instead explores the reasons behind Paul's coupling of it with the term spirit. Having examined theories for a possible Jewish antecedent for Paul's use of this phrase, and found them less than persuasive, Lewis unlocks the data within the term's Roman Imperial context that significantly clarifies what Paul means when he uses the phrase Sp…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-567-66389-4
- EAN: 9780567663894
- Produktnummer: 19561075
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'204 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Robert Brian Lewis is Visiting Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College, USA.
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