Eschatology and the Emotions in Early Christianity

Barton, Stephen C.

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“…This loss was a blow to the very heart of their still-fragile faith-based largely on hopes related to the Parousia-the Lord's second coming (1 Thess. 1:10, 2:19, 3:13, 5:1-11) (Iovino, 1992;Nicholl, 2004;Barton, 2011). In the face of the addressees' sorrow and grief (1 Thess.…”

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“…All of them probably experienced much spiritual “turbulence” following conversion, such as abandonment of old beliefs and adoption of new ones, as well as entry into a new community that was unprecedented. Even if it is true that the Thessalonians were generally a very practical people—for it was a merchant city—it is difficult to think that they remained untouched by all these new circumstances of life (Bruce, 1982 ; Elliott, 2005 ; Barton, 2011 ).…”

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“Rejoice Therapy”: Creating and Shaping 'Joy' according to St. Paul of Tarsus

Iwański

2023

J Relig Health

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St. Paul of Tarsus, in 1 Thessalonians (5:16), urges his suffering addressees to ‘rejoice always.’ This can seem not only inappropriate, but even inhumane. It can be argued, however, that a unique therapy to strengthen the disheartened is at work. St. Paul applies to his readers what can be described as an authorial therapeutic method—“rejoice therapy”—to help them create and shape their joy despite the difficult situation in which they live. St. Paul employs more than just rhetorical strategies in order to achieve this intended effect. St. Paul provides his readers with practical and universalistic techniques, which can continue to have therapeutic value today.

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“Rejoice Therapy”: Creating and Shaping 'Joy' according to St. Paul of Tarsus

Iwański

2023

J Relig Health

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“… 4. Following Barton 2011: 571-91 (573-74), I am not using the term ‘emotion’ in distinction to the term ‘passions’. I am simply referring to the affective, experiential dimension of human life.…”

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“… 21. A helpful survey is found in Aune 2008. Other works include Barton 2011; Voorwinde 2014; Jew 2017. …”

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The Varieties of Pain: Re-examining the Setting and Purpose of 2 Corinthians with Paul’s λυπ- Words

White

2020

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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Most interpreters assume that the pain (λύπη) created by Paul’s previous visit and letter (2 Cor. 2.1-7) has ceased because it appears indistinguishable from the fleeting ‘godly grief’ (7.5-16). This enables the view that the material constituting 2 Corinthians is largely offensive and directed at a hostile congregation. But a closer study of λυπ- words demonstrates that their semantic range incorporates Corinthian despair, heartbreak, and bitterness. These emotions are distinct from the godly grief and, upon surveying select passages, it is evident that the Corinthians can be understood to have ongoing pains. This significantly alters the situation – the community’s rebellion is fueled by troubling emotive experiences – and further reveals Paul’s overlooked agenda of communal transformation.

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“… 6. I am drawing here on Barton 2013: 171-93, at 173-74. …”

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Why Do Things Move People? The Jerusalem Temple as Emotional Repository

Barton

2015

Journal for the Study of the New Testament

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This article brings social-scientific method to bear on a biblical subject by asking the Durkheimian question, 'Why do things move people?', and asking it in relation to the Jerusalem temple. More specifically, drawing upon anthropological study of the emotions, an apparently neglected aspect of temple studies is opened up, namely, whether or not, and if so how, the power of the temple to 'move' people arose in part at least from its function as an emotional repository, the latter understood as consisting of material objects, persons, beliefs and practices that, in a highly concentrated way, constitute a 'place' where a people's sense of identity, value and order are focused. At relevant points, implications for interpreting the affective aspect of New Testament 'temple' texts are offered.

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Eschatology and the Emotions in Early Christianity

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

“Rejoice Therapy”: Creating and Shaping 'Joy' according to St. Paul of Tarsus

“Rejoice Therapy”: Creating and Shaping 'Joy' according to St. Paul of Tarsus

The Varieties of Pain: Re-examining the Setting and Purpose of 2 Corinthians with Paul’s λυπ- Words

Why Do Things Move People? The Jerusalem Temple as Emotional Repository

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