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The Son of God in the Roman world : divine sonship in its social and political context /

Michael Peppard examines the social and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman Empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term 'son of God' has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peppard, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Religion module.
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Divinity > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Jesus Christ
Son of God > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Rome.
Adoption > Rome.
Theological anthropology > Christianity.
Anthropologie théologique > Christianisme.
BIBLES.
History.
Christianity.
RELIGION.
Adoption
Theological anthropology > Christianity
Rome (Empire)
30-600
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Michael Peppard examines the social and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman Empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term 'son of God' has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in Roman history - including studies of family relationships, imperial ideology, and emperor worship - he offers new ways of interpreting the Christian theological metaphors of 'begotten' and 'adoptive' sonship.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 289 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199753703
0199753709
9780199914432
0199914435
1283423456
9781283423458
9780199877041
0199877041