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Conflict and Identity in Romans

The Social Setting of Paul's Letter
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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.
Philip F. Esler is Professor of Biblical Criticism at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Among his publications are The First Christians in Their Social Worlds (1994), Galatians (1998) and The Early Christian World (2000).
Romans and Christian Identity Explaining Social Identity Ethnicity, Ethnic Conflict, and the AncientMediterranean 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
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