A double-voiced reading of Romans 13:1–7 in light of the imperial cult

Lim, Sung Uk

doi:10.4102/hts.v71i1.2475

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“…Another proponent of an anti-imperial reading is Lim (2015), who argues that Romans 13:1-7 is a 'double-voiced discourse' in that it both conveys the 'voice of assimilation and the voice of resistance in the colonial milieu'. Although the imperial cult seems to be endorsed in Paul's 'hidden transcript', he disguises his resistance against emperor worship in his anti-idolatry stance in Romans 1:18-32.…”

Section: Paul's Relationship To the Roman Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

Paul, empire and eschatology

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2021

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Various approaches to Paul’s relationship with the Roman Empire have come to the fore, including those who see Paul’s discourse as anti-imperial, pro-imperial, ambiguous towards empire and those who argue that Paul’s discourse transcends that of empire. The nature and influence of the Roman Empire are examined, and the various scholarly approaches to Paul’s relationship to empire are considered. Romans 13:1–7 is used as a test case to better understand Paul’s stance towards the Roman Empire or government authorities in general. Although it has been argued that Paul’s stance towards empire was influenced by ‘Jewish apocalyptic’, in this contribution, it is argued that Paul’s eschatology as laid out in his letters rather than ‘Jewish apocalyptic’ as such is key to understanding the seemingly ambiguous statements about the Roman Empire in his letters.Contribution: This article’s contribution mainly lies in its approach to understand Paul’s relationship to the Roman Empire from the perspective of his own eschatology. Here, traditional understandings of Paul’s relationship to empire is put in a larger perspective, which contributes in solving Paul’s seemingly ambiguous stance towards Roman authority.

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Section: Paul's Relationship To the Roman Empirementioning

confidence: 99%

Paul, empire and eschatology

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2021

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<i>Hilasterion</i> and imperial ideology: A new reading of Romans 3:25

Wilson

2017

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Paul uses the hapax legomenon ίλαστήριον in Romans 3:25. Pauline scholars have discussed the background for Paul’s use of the word, whether from the LXX, Second Temple practice or pagan inscriptions. Two altars were found in the Asian city of Metropolis in the early 1990s with the dedication Καίσαρος ἱλαστηρίου. This article discusses their discovery, the history of Metropolis and the possible relationship of Paul to the city. It explores the date of the erection of the altars by establishing a viable sitz im leben early in the reign of Augustus. It then traces the semantic history of the ίλαστήριον and attempts to establish its possible meaning within Pauline theology. Finally, the question whether ίλαστήριον should be added to the vocabulary of imperial ideology in Paul’s writings is addressed.

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A double-voiced reading of Romans 13:1–7 in light of the imperial cult

Cited by 2 publications

References 9 publications

Paul, empire and eschatology

Paul, empire and eschatology

<i>Hilasterion</i> and imperial ideology: A new reading of Romans 3:25

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