How to Understand What Passes All Understanding: Using the Documentary Papyri to Understand εἰρήνη in Paul. (April 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- How to Understand What Passes All Understanding: Using the Documentary Papyri to Understand εἰρήνη in Paul. (April 2021)
- Main Title:
- How to Understand What Passes All Understanding: Using the Documentary Papyri to Understand εἰρήνη in Paul
- Authors:
- Dormandy, Michael
- Abstract:
- Abstract : In popular culture, the Pauline texts referring to 'peace' are illustrated by serene and tranquil scenes. I shall argue that to Paul's first readers, 'peace' evoked rather different images – military victories, arrests of criminals and the unloading of corn. I argue this because of how εἰρήνη is normally used in documentary papyri, that is personal letters, administrative documents and other non-literary written material. I explain my method and then present the papyrological evidence, including references to the various 'peace-officials'. I argue that εἰρήνη meant something like 'good order'. I use this insight to interpret Rom 5.1 and Phil 4.7.
- Is Part Of:
- New Testament studies. Volume 67:Number 2(2021)
- Journal:
- New Testament studies
- Issue:
- Volume 67:Number 2(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 67, Issue 2 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 67
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0067-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 220
- Page End:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04
- Subjects:
- peace, -- Romans, -- Philippians, -- Paul, -- documentary papyri
225.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=NTS ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0028688520000260 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0028-6885
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- Legaldeposit
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