tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post640801927921476834..comments2023-12-31T11:09:31.447-05:00Comments on Identity Formation in the New Testament: Paul Middleton, the Roman empire, and Identity FormationJ. Brian Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17188059695822367055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post-32477399333451163672021-12-18T05:06:48.361-05:002021-12-18T05:06:48.361-05:00Thanks ffor sharingThanks ffor sharingAddiehttps://www.addiefrench.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post-80550250189737917052009-08-09T23:18:25.665-04:002009-08-09T23:18:25.665-04:00Gallio, while not actively hostile toward the Chri...Gallio, while not actively hostile toward the Christians, did give the synagogue Jews jurisdiction over the Christians (Acts 18:15) and he allowed the Jews to beat up Sosthenes, the benefactor of the church. On this you may like to look at my Tyndale Bulletin article and discussion here: http://members.shaw.ca/rfellows/Site/Sosthenes.htmlRichard Fellowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777460488456330838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post-66129952090355480732009-06-04T12:15:24.231-04:002009-06-04T12:15:24.231-04:00It seems that if the language discussions that hav...It seems that if the language discussions that have been going on in the literature regarding Paul's descriptions of Jesus as 'Christ' and the 'Lord', not to mention his self-understanding as herald and his ascription to God and Jesus as the agents of 'grace and peace' are even remotely accurate that it would be difficult not to understand these statements as subversive and overtly confrontational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post-9518660092651633172009-06-04T12:07:34.121-04:002009-06-04T12:07:34.121-04:00Middleton notes 'Rejection of gods was an absu...Middleton notes 'Rejection of gods was an absurd rejection of the obvious power structures of the Empire...The cult protected the worship of the gods and maintained the social and moral order...The Pax Romana was dependant on the Pax Deorum' (2006: 69). So, the question is, was this confrontation overt this early on?J. Brian Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188059695822367055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944059552063380963.post-88449629496533710862009-06-04T11:13:26.589-04:002009-06-04T11:13:26.589-04:00This is really interesting. No conflict between C...This is really interesting. No conflict between Christ-followers and the provincial governing authorities is a huge statement to make. It's interesting that this idea directly conflicts with NT Wright's work. He argues for the message of Christianity to be necessarily confrontational and that would lead to a necessarily confrontational and subversive community. <br /><br />I guess to answer the questions I would want to see more of Middleton's argument. I could also be misreading the question. I think that the Roman imperial cult was to pervasive for there not be some sort of subversive confrontation between the Christ-following community and the emperor's cult.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355479800253216521noreply@blogger.com