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Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi: Carmen Christi as Cursus Pudorum (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Joseph H. Hellerman

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Reconstructing Honor in Roman Philippi: Carmen Christi as Cursus Pudorum (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) Joseph H. Hellerman
Language: English
Page: 252
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0521849098, 9780511115820
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Review

"This readable and serviceable study makes a welcome contribution to discussions of honor and status in Philippians...Without question, this is aw ell-done and convincing thesis." - Stephen Fowl, Loyola College in Maryland, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

"While the Christ hymn in the Philippians has not lacked scholarly atention, Hellerman's monograph is a valuable addition to that bibliography. Clearly, the principal value of this study is in the examination of this familiar text from a less familiar perspective. New insights into the Christ hymn in particular and the entire epistle are gained when these facets are examined. Beyond this accomplishment, Hellerman has compiled copious background material (including primary sources), familiarity with which will enhance any study of this epistle...Finally, Hellerman has presented an accessible introduction to the concept and significane of honor in the NT social world, and has demonstrated the worth of sociological criticism." - Richard Warren Johnson, East Texas Baptist University Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

Book Description

This book surveys the social values of the Roman world with a special focus on stratification and honour-seeking. The Roman colony at Philippi is used to demonstrate how entrenched those values were in Philippian society. The books of Acts and Philippians are also examined in view of these social values.