Practices of Power: Revisiting the Principalities and Powers in the Pauline Letters (Emerging Scholars) - Softcover

Moses, Robert Ewusie

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9781451476644: Practices of Power: Revisiting the Principalities and Powers in the Pauline Letters (Emerging Scholars)
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ISBN 10: 1451476647 ISBN 13: 9781451476644
Publisher: Fortress Press, 2014

Synopsis

The conception of powers and principalities in Pauls thought has been amply exploredbut how did the powers work in the Pauline community? Robert Ewusie Moses argues that Paul's conception of the powers is best understood through examining the practices he advocates for the early believers. In this detailed study, Moses shows that Paul believed certain practices guarded believers from the dominion of the powers while others exposed humans to the work of powers of darkness. Moses traces the distinct function of power-practices in each of Pauls letters and draws illuminating comparisons with traditional African religious practices.

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About the Author

Robert Ewusie Moses is assistant professor of religion at High Point University and was recently a Visiting DAAD Scholar at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg. He has written a number of scholarly articles in biblical studies and is researching the concept of idolatry in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity. This volume is a revision of Moses" dissertation at Duke University under the direction of Richard B. Hays.

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Publisher
Fortress Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1451476647
ISBN 13 
9781451476644
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
272
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