Outlaw Justice : the Messianic Politics of Paul.

Outlaw Justice : the Messianic Politics of Paul.

This book offers a close reading of Romans that treats Paul as a radical political thinker by showing the relationship between Paul's perspective and that of secular political theorists. Turning to both ancient political philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero) and contemporary post-Marxists...

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Main Author: Jennings, Theodore W., Jr., 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2013.
Series:Cultural memory in the present.
Subjects:
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint > Political and social views.
Paul, > the Apostle, Saint
Bible. > Romans > Philosophy.
Bible. > Romans
Justice (Philosophy)
Justice > Biblical teaching.
Justice > Biblical teaching
Philosophy
Political and social views
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Series Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Getting Ready to Read Romans; First Part of Romans; First Phase: The Unjust Social Order (1:18-3:20); Second Phase: The Coming of Messianic Justice (3:21-5:21); Third Phase A: Before and After (6:1-7:6); Third Phase B: The Great Transition (7:7-8:39); Fourth Phase: Divine Promise and Improvisation (9:1-11:36); Fifth Phase: The Corporate Improvisation of Justice in the Now-Time (12:1-15:13); Coda; Bibliography; Index; Cultural Memory in the Present.

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