Reconceptualising Conversion: Patronage, Loyalty, and Conversion in the Religions of the Ancient MediterraneanDie Studie nimmt die bisherige Diskussion der Konversion in der Antike neu auf durch eine Verknüpfung von klassischen, epigraphischen und biblischen Quellen mit einer sozialwissenschaftlichen Methodologie. Der Autor hinterfragt dabei die bisher vorausgesetzte psychologische Kontinuität zwischen antiken und modernen Menschen und bietet statt dessen ein Modell, welches an den Denkvoraussetzungen der Antike selbst gebildet wurde. Die griechisch-römischen und mediterranen Religionen und Philosophien - also auch das hellenistische Judentum und das Christentum - orientierten sich an den Modellen von Patronat und Loyalität. Das Verständnis der antiken Konversion muss also hier ansetzen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auch die "Bekehrung" des Paulus neu gedeutet. |
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... instances it could be simply translated as benefaction , and doing so often serves to highlight effectively Paul's relationship with his God . It is a relationship of client to divine patron , and much of Paul's language and conduct ...
... instances it could be simply translated as benefaction , and doing so often serves to highlight effectively Paul's relationship with his God . It is a relationship of client to divine patron , and much of Paul's language and conduct ...
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... instance , one might focus on social aspects of conversion , looking into peer , network or community pressures , or into the dynamics of changing communities of faith , friends , and family . Similarly , one might focus on theological ...
... instance , one might focus on social aspects of conversion , looking into peer , network or community pressures , or into the dynamics of changing communities of faith , friends , and family . Similarly , one might focus on theological ...
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... instance , we shall see that a construction of the self that is individualistic and egocentric is decidedly Western and modern , and that such a construction of the self stands in sharp contradistinction to non - Western constructions ...
... instance , we shall see that a construction of the self that is individualistic and egocentric is decidedly Western and modern , and that such a construction of the self stands in sharp contradistinction to non - Western constructions ...
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... instance , C. H. Dodd focuses on Paul's resentment with his unattractive appearance ( from the Acts of Paul and Thecla ) , and on his short temper and penchant for emotional outbursts ( Galatians and 2 Corinthians ) , and derives from ...
... instance , C. H. Dodd focuses on Paul's resentment with his unattractive appearance ( from the Acts of Paul and Thecla ) , and on his short temper and penchant for emotional outbursts ( Galatians and 2 Corinthians ) , and derives from ...
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... instance , " the consciousness of the pre - Christian Paul " and in the second , “ a conflict that was unconscious at the time ... of which Paul became conscious only later . " 18 Theissen resolves the tension between these two passages ...
... instance , " the consciousness of the pre - Christian Paul " and in the second , “ a conflict that was unconscious at the time ... of which Paul became conscious only later . " 18 Theissen resolves the tension between these two passages ...
Contents
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36 Conclusion | 148 |
The Rhetoric of Patronage and Benefaction in Pauls Conversion Passages | 151 |
1 1617 15810 | 155 |
1117 | 170 |
4b11 | 179 |
44 Paul and the Patronage of Philosophy | 186 |
45 Conclusion | 192 |
Patronage and Benefaction Loyalty and Conversion | 199 |
Patronage vs Benefaction | 59 |
23 Human Patronage and Benefaction | 67 |
24 Divine Patronage and Benefaction | 76 |
25 Divine Patronage and Benefaction in Hellenistic Judaism | 79 |
26 Conclusion | 88 |
The Rhetoric of Patronage and Benefaction | 91 |
31 The Call of the PatronBenefactor | 93 |
32 Persuasion and Philosophical Conversion | 100 |
33 Prayer Praise and Proselytism | 108 |
34 Patronal Synkrisis | 117 |
35 The Χάρις of the PatronBenefactor | 132 |
51 The Nature of Loyalty | 201 |
52 Loyalty and Patronage and Benefaction | 215 |
53 Loyalty Conversion and Paul | 243 |
54 Conclusion | 250 |
Conclusion | 251 |
Bibliography | 257 |
Index of Primary Sources | 287 |
Index of Names and Subjects | 303 |
Index of Modern Authors | 307 |
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