Paul and his social relations / edited by Stanley E. Porter, Christopher D. Land. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013. - 1 online resource. - Pauline studies, v. 7 1572-4913 ; . - Pauline studies, 1572-4913 ; v. 7. .

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Paul and his social relations : an introduction / How do we define Pauline social relations? / Paul, Timothy, and Pauline individualism : a response to Bruce Malina / Paul, patronage and benefaction : a "semiotic" reconsideration / Paul and the "social relations" of death at Rome (Romans 5:14, 17, 21) / Relationships of Paul and Luke : Luke, Paul's letters, and the "we" passages of Acts / The authorship of Hebrews : a further development in the Luke-Paul relationship / The significance and function of references to Christians in the Pauline literature / "We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited" : Paul's response to an idol food inquiry in 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 / Paul, the Corinthians' meal, and the social context / The Christ-pattern for social relationships : Jesus as exemplar in Philippians and other Pauline epistles / Honouring Epaphroditus : a suffering and faithful servant worthy of admiration / Stanley E. Porter, Christopher D. Land -- Stanley E. Porter -- Mark Batluck -- Bruce A. Lowe -- James R. Harrison -- Sean A. Adams -- Andrew W. Pitts, Joshua F. Walker -- Christoph Stenschke -- Christopher D. Land -- Panayotis Coutsoumpos -- Mark Keown -- H.H. Drake Williams, III.

This volume addresses many of the questions surrounding Paul and his social relations, including how to define and analyze such relations, their relationship to Paul's historical and social context, how Paul related to numerous friends and foes, and the implications for understanding Paul's letters as well as his theology.

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Paul, the Apostle, Saint --Friends and associates.
Paul, the Apostle, Saint.


Bible.--Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--Epistles of Paul.


RELIGION--Biblical Biography--New Testament.
Friendship.


Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

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