The Body in Question: Metaphor and Meaning in the Interpretation of Ephesians 5:21-33 - Couverture rigide

Dawes

 
9789004109599: The Body in Question: Metaphor and Meaning in the Interpretation of Ephesians 5:21-33
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 9004109595 ISBN 13 : 9789004109599
Editeur : Brill, 1998

Synopsis

This study is an analysis of the argumentation of Ephesians 5:21-33. The interpretation of this passage remains fiercely contested: while some interpreters appeal to this text to suggest that husbands have authority over their wives, others reject its apparently patriarchal ethic.
Approaching Ephesians 5:21-33 by way of a discussion of metaphorical language, the present work shows that its argumentation rests upon two very different uses of the 'body' metaphor. One use highlights the unity of wife and husband, while the other underlines the distinction between the partners and suggests that the husband has a position of authority.
The tension created by these two uses of the 'body' metaphor implies that neither a simple hierarchical nor a simple egalitarian interpretation of the passage can be justified.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gregory W. Dawes, Ph.D. (1995) in Biblical Studies, University of Otago, is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. He has published articles on New Testament interpretation, the academic study of religion, and interpretation theory.

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Éditeur
Brill
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9004109595
ISBN 13 
9789004109599
Reliure
Cuir/luxe
Nombre de pages
264
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