Paul, empire and eschatology
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Paul, empire and eschatology | |
| Creator | du Toit, Philip La.G. | |
| Description | Various approaches to Paul’s relationship with the Roman Empire have come to the fore, including those who see Paul’s discourse as anti-imperial, pro-imperial, ambiguous towards empire and those who argue that Paul’s discourse transcends that of empire. The nature and influence of the Roman Empire are examined, and the various scholarly approaches to Paul’s relationship to empire are considered. Romans 13:1–7 is used as a test case to better understand Paul’s stance towards the Roman Empire or government authorities in general. Although it has been argued that Paul’s stance towards empire was influenced by ‘Jewish apocalyptic’, in this contribution, it is argued that Paul’s eschatology as laid out in his letters rather than ‘Jewish apocalyptic’ as such is key to understanding the seemingly ambiguous statements about the Roman Empire in his letters.Contribution: This article’s contribution mainly lies in its approach to understand Paul’s relationship to the Roman Empire from the perspective of his own eschatology. Here, traditional understandings of Paul’s relationship to empire is put in a larger perspective, which contributes in solving Paul’s seemingly ambiguous stance towards Roman authority. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-09-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6904 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 77, No 4 (2021); 10 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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