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A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics: An Exhortation to Transform a Master-Slave Ec

by Alex Hon Ho Ip

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.6 x 23.3 x 1.4 cm

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In this study, Alex Hon Ho Ip argues that when Paul wrote to Philemon about Onesimus, his main purpose was not to try and reunite, as is widely held, a runaway slave with his master, but rather to have Onesimus accepted as a beloved brother in Christ. By examining the letter's inner texture, the author shows that Paul's main concern was for Philemon and Onesimus to be reconciled in brotherly love. The inter-textual weave reveals Paul's theological and ethical thoughts on love, which is the basis for the apostle's main argument. By taking a new institutional economics approach to help reconstruct the economic relationship between slave and master, Alex Hon Ho Ip is able to offer a better understanding of the original relationship Paul argued against. With all this in mind, the focus is on re-reading the letter and hearing how Paul's rhetoric exhorts a new relationship between Onesimus and Philemon.
A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics: An Exhortation to Transform a Master-Slave Ec and Loving Resistance and Resistance through Love
Loving Resistance and Resistance through LoveA Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics: An Exhortation to Transform a Master-Slave Ec

  • Author

    Alex Hon Ho Ip

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    September 2017

  • Weight

    559g

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.3 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161547287

  • ISBN-10

    3161547284

  • Eden Code

    4898244

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