Abstract
The purpose of this essay is to illuminate the character of Paul's appropriation of the ideal of equality' in 2 Cor 8.13-15 by exploring the meaning of the term in each of the contexts in the Greek world in which thinking about equality' developed: friendship, politics, and the cosmos. The essay traces a consistent tendency in Paul to reverse the ancient logic of inverse proportion as the means for achieving equality'. The essay highlights the novelty of Paul's attempt to create an economic structure-partnership in the collection-the goal of which was to achieve equality' between persons of different social classes through redistributive exchange.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 73-90 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | New Testament Studies |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- equality
- friendship
- patronage
- politics
- poverty
- redistribution