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The Strong and the Weak Mark Reasoner (Bethel College and Seminary, Minnesota)

The Strong and the Weak By Mark Reasoner (Bethel College and Seminary, Minnesota)

Summary

This 1999 book takes a formerly neglected section of Romans and demonstrates how it affects our understanding of the whole letter and of the first audience of Paul's letter, showing how concepts significant for this section - asceticism, obligation, superstition - also matter in our reading of the whole letter.

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The Strong and the Weak: Romans 14.1-15.13 in Context by Mark Reasoner (Bethel College and Seminary, Minnesota)

This 1999 book situates Romans 14.1-15.13 in the context of first-century Roman thought, using the lenses of asceticism (especially vegetarianism), superstition and obligation. It also seeks to situate this section of Romans within the letter as a whole, and concludes by arguing that the section illustrates the theme, or primary topos, of the letter: that Paul, his gospel, and those who follow it are not shameful. Contributions to Romans research surface where this book examines the terms 'strong' and 'weak' in light of their use within Roman social discourse; identifies the Roman social value of obligation throughout the letter as a key element both within Paul's self-understanding and in his ethical teaching; raises previously unrecognized implications of the letter's occasional nature for how we read and use Romans; and traces the topos of not being ashamed through the letter and back to its roots in the LXX.

The Strong and the Weak Reviews

...the study advances our understanding of this much-debated problem by situating the apostle's appeal in the context of his intended readers' likely cultural setting, concentrating on the realities of social stratification, religious praxis, and moral discourse prevailing in first-century Rome. Walter T. Wilson, The Journal of Religion
For most readers...Reasoner's monograph helps move Paul's almost monolithic Romans from the stratosphere of early Christian theology...into the religious and social context of both early Christianity and first century Roman religious life. Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This is an important work for anyone studying Romans...Moreover, it very useful for anyone studying Roman culture. Joural of Bibilical Literature

Table of Contents

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. 'Strong' and 'weak' in Romans: past portraits and significance; 2. Romans 14.1-15.13 refers to an historical situation in Rome; 3. 'Strong' and 'weak' as terms of social status in first-century Rome; 4. 'Strong' and 'weak' eating and drinking patterns; 5. Paul's clues for identifying the abstinence of the 'weak'; 6. The motivation behind the abstinence of the 'weak'; 7. The observance of days in Romans 14.5-6; 8. The identification of day observance in the Roman churches; 9. Superstition in Rome and in Romans 14-15; 10. Obligation: Paul's solution to the controversy; 11. Portraits of the 'strong' and 'weak'; 12. The 'strong' and 'weak' and the topos of Romans; Bibliography; Index of biblical references; Index of early Christian literature; Index of Hellenistic and rabbinic Jewish sources; Index of Greco-Roman sources; Index of authors; Index of subjects.

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CIN0521633346G
9780521633345
0521633346
The Strong and the Weak: Romans 14.1-15.13 in Context by Mark Reasoner (Bethel College and Seminary, Minnesota)
Used - Good
Hardback
Cambridge University Press
1999-02-28
296
N/A
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