The Politics of Inheritance in Romans

Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 6
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
Abbreviations......Page 14
Dead Sea Scrolls......Page 16
1 Introduction: The Politics of Inheritance?......Page 17
The politics of inheritance?......Page 26
The Roman imperial context of inheritance......Page 27
The content of inheritance......Page 28
The political nature of inheritance......Page 29
Methodological considerations......Page 30
Summary of approach......Page 33
2 Some Features of Greco-Roman Society in the Symbols, Ritual and Literature of Paul’s Time......Page 36
The expectations of Empire......Page 41
The ordering of time and geographical space......Page 42
Coins......Page 44
Lugdunum 64–67 CE......Page 45
Rome and Lugdunum 64–65 CE......Page 46
Portrait of Claudius 46–47 CE......Page 47
Literature......Page 48
When would this time arrive?......Page 57
The social structure of the Christians in Rome?......Page 60
Conclusions......Page 72
Introduction......Page 74
Romans 4:13......Page 79
Romans 4:14–18: descendants, nations and possessing the land......Page 88
Romans 4:19–21: Isaiah 54 and the subversion of the Empire......Page 101
Isaiah 54:1–3 and the experience of Christians in Rome......Page 108
Conclusions......Page 116
Introduction......Page 118
Inheritance, creation and the children of God......Page 124
Inheritance and universal sovereignty......Page 133
Inheritance and suffering conquerors......Page 137
Conclusions......Page 150
Introduction......Page 152
Romans 11:1: interpretive possibilities......Page 157
Inheritance and pathos in Romans 11:1......Page 160
Inheritance and Gods enduring faithfulness in Romans 11:1......Page 163
Inheritance and the future restoration of Israel and the world......Page 169
Romans 11:1 in the context of first-century imperial Rome......Page 181
Conclusions......Page 185
Inheritance, Romans and Galatians......Page 188
A “spiritual” inheritance?......Page 190
Inheritance and authority: Galatians 4:1–7 and believers as “lords over all the world”......Page 192
“One in Christ Jesus”: Galatians 3:28 and the extension of equality......Page 198
Galatians 4:3 and the meaning......Page 207
“Lords over all the world”: Pauls egalitarian vision and the subversion of the powers......Page 212
Inheritance and the kingdom of God......Page 217
Inheritance and new creation......Page 219
Conclusions......Page 221
7 Inheritance in 1 Corinthians and Colossians......Page 223
1 Corinthians 6:9–10......Page 224
The kingdom of God, the powers and the inheritance (1 Cor. 15:23–25)......Page 225
Inheriting an imperishable body: 1 Corinthians 15:42–44 and 53–54......Page 228
Inheriting the kingdom of God: 1 Corinthians 15:50......Page 231
Conclusions (1 Corinthians)......Page 233
Colossians 1:12......Page 235
Colossians 3:24......Page 239
Conclusions (Colossians)......Page 243
8 Conclusions......Page 245
Bibliography......Page 260
Index......Page 281