A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.
| ISBN: | 9783161509742 |
| Publication date: | 7th November 2011 |
| Author: | Julien Smith |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Series: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe |
| Genres: |
Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts Christianity |
A central rhetorical strategy of Ephesians involves the portrayal of Christ as an ideal king who reunites a fractured cosmos and humanity through his reign. In this comprehensive study, Julien Smith shows how this literary characterization unifies the letter's major themes: reconciling humanity with God, uniting Jew and gentile, establishing ecclesiastical harmony, and defeating hostile powers arrayed against the church. The author grounds his analysis in a thorough account of the kingly ideal's powerful contemporary cultural resonance, which was rooted in the widespread yearning within both Greco-Roman and Jewish thought for a golden age inaugurated by a divinely ordained monarch. For Ephesians' author and audience, only Christ the ideal king has power to form identity and transform behavior.
Christ the Ideal King features in the following genres: Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Christianity
Christ the Ideal King is available in Paperback
Christ the Ideal King was written by Julien Smith and published by Mohr Siebeck
Christ the Ideal King has 316 pages
Yes it is part of Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe series
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