Comments on: Paul as Complicit in Empire http://patmccullough.com/2009/11/04/paul-as-complicit-in-empire/ a blog exploring Christian origins, biblical studies, social/cultural history, method, education and the journey through academia Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeremy http://patmccullough.com/2009/11/04/paul-as-complicit-in-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-1259 Jeremy Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:29:52 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1498#comment-1259 In the slavery category: Harrill argues that Paul's slave metaphor in Rom 7 reinforces the Roman stereotype of slaves as useless and therefore worthy of abuse. Glancy argues similarly from the Hagar/Sarah allegory of Gal 4. In the slavery category: Harrill argues that Paul’s slave metaphor in Rom 7 reinforces the Roman stereotype of slaves as useless and therefore worthy of abuse. Glancy argues similarly from the Hagar/Sarah allegory of Gal 4.

]]> By: Patrick George McCullough http://patmccullough.com/2009/11/04/paul-as-complicit-in-empire/comment-page-/#comment-1261 Patrick George McCullough Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:54:59 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1498#comment-1261 Thanks, Greg. I'm not saying that they're <i>good</i> texts for the complicity argument. I'm just trying to see what might be out there. At least one person suggested "Anti-Judaism" as a possible route for imperialistic thinking. From what I have read, some scholars have gone that route. Do you have any texts to add to the list? Thanks, Greg. I’m not saying that they’re good texts for the complicity argument. I’m just trying to see what might be out there. At least one person suggested “Anti-Judaism” as a possible route for imperialistic thinking. From what I have read, some scholars have gone that route.

Do you have any texts to add to the list?

]]> By: Greg http://patmccullough.com/2009/11/04/paul-as-complicit-in-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Greg Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:44:51 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1498#comment-1260 Romans 13:1-7 is an obvious passage for this conversation, but the passages from 1 Corinthians all have notorious text/translation/interpretation problems. How 1 Thess 2 bears on empire, I'm not really sure. Romans 13:1-7 is an obvious passage for this conversation, but the passages from 1 Corinthians all have notorious text/translation/interpretation problems. How 1 Thess 2 bears on empire, I’m not really sure.

]]> By: Mike Koke http://patmccullough.com/2009/11/04/paul-as-complicit-in-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-1262 Mike Koke Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:53:39 +0000 http://patmccullough.com/?p=1498#comment-1262 This is a very interesting exercise Pat. I wonder where Philemon would fit into this: on the one hand Paul does not outright condemn slavery but sends the slave Onesimus back to his owner Philemon, but on the other hand Paul implicitly undermines the rationalle behind slavery when he encourages Philemon to receive Onesimus as a brother in Christ. So do we see Philemon as an example of Paul as being complicit with the system of imperialism or undermining it? This is a very interesting exercise Pat. I wonder where Philemon would fit into this: on the one hand Paul does not outright condemn slavery but sends the slave Onesimus back to his owner Philemon, but on the other hand Paul implicitly undermines the rationalle behind slavery when he encourages Philemon to receive Onesimus as a brother in Christ. So do we see Philemon as an example of Paul as being complicit with the system of imperialism or undermining it?

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