Angels and Principalities: The Background, Meaning and Development of the Pauline Phrase Hai Archai Kai Hai ExousiaiCambridge University Press, 2005 M08 22 - 256 páginas 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 of the world and the gospel. His argument has special significance in the light of the belief that a present-day interpretation may be given to the idea of hostile powers and their conquest by Christ, thus supporting political, social and ethical thinking within the Christian Church. |
Contenido
Introduction | 7 |
The powers in Jewish and pagan thought | 25 |
The powers and Christ triumphant | 47 |
The powers and the spiritual world | 93 |
The powers and the political world | 115 |
Texts within the New Testament | 127 |
The angelomorphic Christology of early Jewish Christianity | 143 |
Clement of Alexandria | 153 |
Origen | 168 |
Final Remarks | 174 |
212 | |
Index | 229 |
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Términos y frases comunes
angelology apocalyptic Apol appears ȧpxai archons argued argument Asia Minor associated astrology background belief century A.D. cheirograph Christ Christology Church Clement Clement of Alexandria Colossae Colossians concept connection context cosmic cult Cumont Daniel demonic forces Devil Dibelius Dio Cassius divine E. R. Dodds early Christian emphasis Enoch Ephesians epistle eschatology evidence evil exegesis éžovoia fallen angels gnostic God's gospel Greek haer heaven heavenly hostile ideas Ignatius important interpretation Irenaeus Jewish Christianity Jews Judaism Jude Justin language London meaning mid-first century moral mysteries nations noted occurs original pagan parallel passage Paul Paul's Pauline texts Philo phrase plural prince problem Qumran R. H. Charles reference religion religious Roman Rome rulers Satan Schlier second century seems sense significance spirits stars suggests Tatian TDNT Tertullian Testament Theology thought triumph understanding verse victory word worship writings Yahweh ἐξουσίαι καὶ τὰ τῆς τοῦ
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