Conflict and Identity in Romans
The Social Setting of Paul's Letter
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Conflict and Identity in Romans: The Social Setting of Paul's Letter
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.
- Publisher Fortress Press
- Format Paperback
- ISBN 9780800634353
- Pages 472
- Dimensions 6 x 9
- Publication Date November 7, 2003
Table of Contents
- Romans and Christian Identity
- Explaining Social Identity
- Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and the Ancient Mediterranean World
- The Context: Rome in the 50s c.e.
- The Purpose of the Letter in Light of Romans 1:1-15 and 15:14—16:27
- Common Ingroup Identity and Romans 1:1—3:20
- The Foundations of the New Identity: Romans 3:21-31
- Abraham as Prototype of Group Identity: Romans 3:21—4:25
- The New Identity in Christ—Origin and Entry: Romans 5–6
- Pauline Leadership and Group Exemplification in Romans 7
- The Exalted Character of the New Identity: Romans 8
- Israel and the Christ-Movement: Romans 9–11
- Descriptors of the New Identity: Romans 12–13
- The Weak and the Strong: Romans 14:1—15:13
Epilogue: Conflict and Identity