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The Politics of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul (Paul in Critical Contexts)
by Joseph A. Marchal Price: $29.00ISBN: 0800663004 ISBN-13: 9780800663001 Data published: 2008 Publisher: Fortress Press All Customer Reviews Read more |
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Description of the Book: The Politics of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul (Paul in Critical Contexts)
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Was Paul an opponent of imperialism or a participant in the patriarchal social codes of his day? Joseph A.
Marchal moves beyond this too-simple dichotomy to examine the language of power and obedience, ethnicity, and
gender in Paul s letters, arguing that understanding the way rhetorics of power overlap and intersect requires a
nuanced combination of feminist and post-colonial criticism and a "thick description" of colonized space.
His analysis of gender and power dynamics in the Roman colony of Philippi is an exemplar of a
new approach to reading Paul in his contexts, always attentive to the contexts of the contemporary interpreter as well. The Politics of Heaven offers new clarity and precision in the interpretation of the apostle and the social spaces in which he moved.
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Details of the Book: The Politics of Heaven: Women, Gender, and Empire in the Study of Paul (Paul in Critical Contexts)Author: Joseph A. Marchal Number Of Pages: 256 Binding: Hardcover ISBN-10: 9754620423 ISBN-13: 9780800663001 Language: English Amazon Sales Rank: 816024 Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: Fortress Press Package Dimensions: 1.00 x 9.00 x 6.30 inches |
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