Paul's Ekklesia as a Civic Assembly
Author | : Young-Ho Park |
Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2015-04-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9783161530609 |
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How did Paul's term ekklesia formulate the Christian self-understanding? Young-Ho Park finds the answer in its strong civic connotation in the politico-cultural world of the Greek East under the Roman Empire. By addressing his local Gentile congregation as ekklesia in his letters, Paul effectively created a symbolic universe in which the Christ-worshippers saw themselves as the honorable citizens who represented the city before God. (Publisher).