The Son of God in the Roman World: Divine Sonship in Its Social and Political Context.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag leicht berieben, Anmerkungen und Anstreichungen im hinteren Teil des Buches, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket slightly rubbed, notes and annotations in the back of the book, otherwise very good condition. - Michael Peppard offers A GROUNDBREAKING EXAMINATION OF THE SOCIAL and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term �son of God� has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in Roman history�including studies of family relationships, imperial ideology, and emperor worship�he offers new ways of interpreting the Christian theological metaphors of �begotten� and �adoptive� sonship. Peppard pays special attention to social practices and political ideology, revealing that scholarship on divine sonship has long been hampered by mistaken assumptions about adopted sons. He invites fresh readings of several early Christian texts, from the first Gospel to writings of the fourth century. By reinterpreting several ancient phenomena�particularly divine status, adoption, and baptism�he provides an imaginative refiguring of the Son of God in the Roman world. / CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Divine Sonship Before Nicea: Biblical Scholarship on �Son of God� 2 Divinity and Divine Sonship in the Roman World 3 Begotten or Made? Adopted Sons in Roman Society and Imperial Ideology 4 Rethinking Divine Sonship in the Gospel of Mark 5 Begotten and Adopted Sons of God�Before and After Nicea Conclusion Epilogue: The Son of God in the Christian World Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Subject Index Index of Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors. ISBN 9780199753703