Beloved Brother or Slave?: Rethinking Koinonia in Paul's Letter to Philemon - Couverture souple

Okitakatshi, Laurent

 
9798385217830: Beloved Brother or Slave?: Rethinking Koinonia in Paul's Letter to Philemon
Couverture souple
ISBN 13 : 9798385217830
Editeur : Cascade Books, 2025

Synopsis

Addressing Philemon as well as the church that meets in Philemon’s house, Paul makes this prayer: “I pray that the koinonia of your faith may become effective when you realize all the good that we may do for Christ” (vv. 4–6). What was Paul’s intention in revealing the content of his prayer for Philemon in a letter he knew would be read publicly? Why was Philemon’s koinonia of faith both a matter of praise and an object of concern for Paul? The text does not answer these questions until ten verses later. In verse 16, one finds this radical and earth-shaking request, namely that Philemon receive Onesimus no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother in the flesh and in the Lord (v. 16). This book stems from the realization that the word “brother” in verse 16 not only explains why Philemon’s koinonia of faith was ineffective (v. 6) but also strengthens my claim that a call to an ethic of koinonia is the central message of the letter.

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À propos de l?auteur

Laurent Okitakatshi is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Tshumbe (Democratic Republic of the Congo). He is the President-Rector and professor of New Testament at St. John Paul II Theological Seminary in Lodja.

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Éditeur
Cascade Books
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798385217830
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
218
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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