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Beavis, Mary Ann

 
9781725270183: The First Christian Slave: Onesimus in Context
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ISBN 10: 1725270188 ISBN 13: 9781725270183
Casa editrice: Cascade Books, 2021

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The slave Onesimus is the central figure in the letter to Philemon, but he remains silent throughout the discourse. Studies of the letter focus on whether or not Onesimus was a fugitive slave, and on the question of Paul’s intentions for him: did he want Philemon to accept him back as a brother in faith; did he expect Philemon to return Onesimus to him for his own use; or was Paul hinting that Philemon should manumit Onesimus? This study centers on Onesimus as an intentional convert; the first Christian slave whose name we know. Using research about early Christian slavery, slavery in the Roman world, and comparative evidence from African-American slave narratives, this study starts from the assumption that Onesimus had his own motives and aspirations in pursuing his association with Paul, and reconstructs his voice using hints within and outside the text that suggest his agency and subjectivity.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Mary Ann Beavis is Professor Emerita, St. Thomas More College, The University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. She is the co-author, with HyeRan Kim-Cragg, of What Does the Bible Say? A Critical Conversation with Popular Culture in a Biblically Illiterate World (2017).

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Editore
Cascade Books
Data di pubblicazione
2021
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1725270188
ISBN 13 
9781725270183
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
136
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