Author : Philip Francis Esler
Release : 2003-11-07
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 077/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Conflict and Identity in Romans by : Philip Francis Esler
Download or read book Conflict and Identity in Romans written by Philip Francis Esler. This book was released on 2003-11-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the purpose of Paul's letter to the Romans? Esler provides an illuminating analysis of this epistle, employing social-scientific methods along with epigraphy and archaeology. His conclusion is that the apostle Paul was attempting to facilitate the resolution of intergroup conflict among the Christ-followers of Rome, especially between Judeans and non-Judeans, and to establish a new identity for them by developing a form of group categorization that subsumes the various groups into a new entity.