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How to understand what passes all understanding: using the documentary papyri to understand εἰρήνη in Paul
- Abstract:
- In popular culture, the Pauline texts referring to ‘peace’ are illustrated by serene and tranquil scenes. I shall argue that to Paul's first readers, ‘peace’ evoked rather different images – military victories, arrests of criminals and the unloading of corn. I argue this because of how εἰρήνη is normally used in documentary papyri, that is personal letters, administrative documents and other non-literary written material. I explain my method and then present the papyrological evidence, including references to the various ‘peace-officials’. I argue that εἰρήνη meant something like ‘good order’. I use this insight to interpret Rom 5.1 and Phil 4.7.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1017/s0028688520000260
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Journal:
- New Testament Studies More from this journal
- Volume:
- 67
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 220-240
- Publication date:
- 2021-03-04
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-08-13
- DOI:
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1469-8145
- ISSN:
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0028-6885
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1176287
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pubs:1176287
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2021-05-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Michael Dormandy
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0028688520000260
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