| Conflict and Identity in Romans Contributor(s): Esler, Philip Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0800634357 ISBN-13: 9780800634353 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing OUR PRICE: $46.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2003 Annotation: Readers: College, university, and seminary students; clergy; New Testament scholars |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | History - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 227.106 |
| LCCN: 2004298937 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (1.43 lbs) 472 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Mediterranean - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the purpose of Paul's letter to the Romans? Esler provides an illuminating analysis of this epistle, employing social-scientific methods along with epigraphy and archaeology. His conclusion is that the apostle Paul was attempting to facilitate the resolution of intergroup conflict among the Christ-followers of Rome, especially between Judeans and non-Judeans, and to establish a new identity for them by developing a form of group categorization that subsumes the various groups into a new entity. |