Christ identity : : a social-scientific reading of Philippians 2.5-11 / / Sergio Rosell Nebreda.

• Superior document: Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments ; Bd. 240
• Author: Rosell Nebreda, Sergio.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments ; 240. Heft.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (394 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Hauptbeschreibung Sergio Rosell Nebreda focuses on how the Philippian Christ-followers received Paul's letter. The social, historical, literary, rhetorical, anthropological and theological elements are dealt with in order to understand the effect Paul wanted to achieve.The main thesis of the book is that the apostle Paul, who greatly suffered at Philippi, and writing from a prison, desires to affect the Philippians believers to acquire a Christ-orientation based on the values expressed in the Christ-hymn. Phlp 2, 5-11 forms the core of Paul's theological narrative that aims at

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Chapter I: Introduction 1. Status Quaestionis; 2. The Reading of the Carmen Christi in a New Light; 3. Outline of Analysis; 4. Concluding Remarks; Chapter II: Reading Ancient Texts through Social Identity Theory 1. Description of the Task; 2. Social Identity Theory: Description; 2.1 Defining Identity; 2.2 Identity: Born or Made?; 3. Potential Limitations of the Chosen Approach; 3.1. Modern Theories Applied to Ancient Texts; 3.2 Lack of (Ancient) Evidence; 3.3 History vs Sociology; 4. Identity in the First-Century Mediterranean World

4.1 Identity for Paul4.2 Social Identity Theory and the Mediterranean World; 5. Group-Identity Formation in Philippi; 5.1 Identity and Ethnicity; 5.2 The Source of Social Identity according to Philippians; Chapter III: The Larger Context: First-Century Mediterranean Society through the Social Sciences 1. Introduction; 2. Reading Ancient Texts; 2.1 Emic-Etic; 2.2 Reading Perspective; 2.2.1 Social Scripts; 2.2.2 High and Low Context Societies; 3. Curse and Blessing of 'Modelling'; 3.1 Advantages of Being Explicit; 3.2 Heuristic or Prediction Tool?

3.3 The Problem of 'Fixed' or Inflexible Models3.4 One Model vs Many Models?; 4. The Context: The Pre-Industrial Society; 4.1 Characteristics; 4.1.1 Hierarchical; 4.1.2 Wide Gap between Rural and Urban Settings; 4.1.3 Division of Labour; 4.1.4 Strong Group-Based Character; 4.2 Structures; 5. First-Century Circum-Mediterranean Region; 5.1 First-Century Mediterranean Values?; 5.2 'Pivotal' Values Re-Examined; 5.2.1 Honour and Shame; 5.2.2 Limited Good Perception; 5.2.3 Kinship; 5.3 The Person in This Context......; 5.3.1 Dyadic Personality; 5.3.2 Agonistic Experience; 5.3.3 Patronage

6. ConclusionsChapter IV: The Roman Colony of Philippi 1. Introduction; 2. The Roman Colony of Philippi.; 2.1 History, Archaeology.; 2.2 Religion(s); 2.2.1 Literary, Religious Myths..; 2.2.2 The Imperial Cult; 3. Rome's Mission to the World; 3.1 An Empire of Honour; 3.1.1 Granting of Privileges; 3.1.2 Patron-Client Relations; 3.2 Romanisation: Urbanitas, Humanitas and Romanitas; 3.2.1 Romanisation towards the West; 3.2.2 Romanisation towards the East; 3.2.2.1 Conquest of the Admired; 3.2.2.2 Changes in Property; 3.2.2.3 Preliminary Conclusions; 3.3 Identity in the Graeco-Roman Context

3.3.1 Philippi as Colony3.3.2 Living in the Colony; 3.3.2.1 Day to Day Living; 3.3.2.2 Voluntary Associations; 3.3.2.3 Roman Citizenship; 4. Paul's Experience in Philippi; 4.1 Paul's Visits to Philippi; 4.2 Acts: A Reliable Historical Source?; 4.3 The Incident at Philippi as Test Case; 4.3.1 Setting up the Scene; 4.3.2 The Charges; 4.3.3 What Then?; 5. Conclusions; Chapter V: Paul: A Man under Constraint 1. Introduction; 2. Paul through Many Lenses; 2.1 Paul according to Himself; 2.1.1 A δουλ͂ος of Christ Jesus (Phil. 1.1); 2.1.1.1 Slavery in Greece and Rome; 2.1.1.1.1 Sources of Slavery

2.1.1.1.2 Justification of Slavery