Adam and Christ

Dunn, James D. G.

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“…12:1, Dunn suggests that Paul's use of this phrase constitutes "a further reminder that the division between sacred and secular has been broken down". 64 It is certainly the case that, if Paul had wanted to present the tax collectors as God's servants, he could scarcely have found a stronger way of putting it.…”

Section: Irony In Rom 13:1-7mentioning

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The Irony of Romans 13

Carter¹

2004

Nov Testam

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This article explores the possibility that Paul was using irony in his commendation of the state in Romans 13. It is proposed that the original audience of the letter shared with Paul a common experience of oppression at the hands of the authorities and were aware of the abuses that took place in the opening years of Nero's reign. The consequent implausibility of Paul's language would have alerted his readers to the presence of irony. They would have been able to set aside the surface meaning of the discourse and to recognise that Paul was using the established rhetorical technique of censuring with counterfeit praise. While the passage can be read as a straightforward injunction to submit to the authorities, an ironic reading of the text results in a subversion of the very authorities it appears to commend.

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Section: Irony In Rom 13:1-7mentioning

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The Irony of Romans 13

Carter¹

2004

Nov Testam

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“…[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] can also be interpreted in this light. His remarks about the collection to be delivered to Jerusalem, for example, provide more evidence to the Roman Christians of the success of Paul's gospel.…”

Section: The Apostolic Parousia (15:14-32)mentioning

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“…As James Dunn observes: "The greeting thus has a 'political' overtone: Paul speaks for all these churches, and they are behind him in his mission." 30 The implicit challenge in this greeting is that the churches in Rome ought to join all these worldwide churches in recognizing Paul's apostleship and gospel.…”

Section: The Letter Closing (15:33-16:27)mentioning

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The Reason for Romans: The Evidence of Its Epistolary Framework (1:1–15; 15:14–16:27)

Weima¹

2003

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The epistolary framework of Romans provides a crucial key to answering the difficult and much debated question of why Paul wrote this epistle. For the letter opening (1:1–7), thanksgiving section (1:8–15), apostolic parousia (15:14–32), and letter closing (15:33–16:27) all establish the authority of Paul's apostleship and of his gospel over the Roman Christians in a way that wins their acceptance of his gospel as it has been “preached” in the body of the letter. Paul believed himself to be both divinely obligated and uniquely qualified to share with the Roman Christians his gospel in the conviction that this would result in the strengthening of their faith. All other proposed reasons for the writing of Romans, therefore, must be integrated into Paul's primary concern “to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome” (1:15).

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“…James Dunn sees this whole section of ethical instruction as coherent and relevant when related to the preceding chapters of Romans, 8 in which ‗Paul's chief concern has been to redefine the relation between Jew and Gentile within the saving purpose of the one creator God'. 9 Dunn proposes a broadly chiastic structure for the section, acknowledging that this structure is however ‗rough and unbalanced': the whole of 14.1-15.6 is seen as the balancing section to 12.1-2, with 15.7-13 serving as ‗an effective conclusion to the body of the letter as a whole'.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…9 Dunn proposes a broadly chiastic structure for the section, acknowledging that this structure is however ‗rough and unbalanced': the whole of 14.1-15.6 is seen as the balancing section to 12.1-2, with 15.7-13 serving as ‗an effective conclusion to the body of the letter as a whole'.…”

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The Peaceable, Tolerant Community and the Legitimate Role of the State: Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Romans 12:1–15:13

Horrell¹

2003

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These four chapters of Romans constitute a coherent section of ethical instruction which aims to foster the solidarity of the Christian community, to legitimate a degree of diversity in its convictions and practices, and also to advise Christians on relations with outsiders, specifically with the state. The community so envisioned, which unites Jew and Gentile without erasing their differences, is an embodiment of the gospel presented throughout Romans. Particular attention is given to the notorious Rom 13.1-7 and to the place of this text in its literary context. While the Christian community is presented as a non-conformist, non-violent community (Rom 12.2, 17-21), the text also sanctions the use of force on the part of the state (Rom 13.4). Thus it raises difficult questions concerning the ways in contemporary readers, whose membership of the Christian church does not preclude participation as citizens of their societies, should discern their responsibilities.

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Adam and Christ

Cited by 9 publications

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The Irony of Romans 13

The Irony of Romans 13

The Reason for Romans: The Evidence of Its Epistolary Framework (1:1–15; 15:14–16:27)

The Peaceable, Tolerant Community and the Legitimate Role of the State: Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas in Romans 12:1–15:13

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