The Background of ekklēsía Revisited
There has been recent debate about the background and origins for Paul’s use of the word ἐκκλησία: is it to be understood primarily against an LXX or Greco-Roman background? This article is an attempt to present further evidence that there is, indeed, a clear Septuagint background for Paul’s use, es...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
2015
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Jahr: 2015, Band: 38, Heft: 2, Seiten: 151-168 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
assembly/church (ἐκκλησία)
B Jewish background/Philo B Greco-Roman background B Septuagint |
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| Zusammenfassung: | There has been recent debate about the background and origins for Paul’s use of the word ἐκκλησία: is it to be understood primarily against an LXX or Greco-Roman background? This article is an attempt to present further evidence that there is, indeed, a clear Septuagint background for Paul’s use, especially his multiple uses of ‘church [assembly] of God’ (ἐκκλησία τοῦ θεοῦ). Significant parallels occur in Philo’s writings, which provide a precedent for Paul’s use. This does not mean that there is no Greco-Roman influence on Paul’s use of the phrase, although the limits of the study allow only a relatively brief exploration of this possible background. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X15609206 |