Abject joy : Paul, prison, and the art of making do /

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Author / Creator:	Schellenberg, Ryan S., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource (432 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Oxford scholarship online Oxford scholarship online.
Subject:	Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint -- Imprisonment. Bible. -- Philippians -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Imprisonment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Contentment -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Joy -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12687593

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ISBN:	9780190065546 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Also issued in print: 2021. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 21, 2021).
Summary:	No extant text gives so vivid a glimpse into the experience of an ancient prisoner as Paul's letter to the Philippians. As a letter from prison, however, it is not what one would expect. For although it is true that Paul, like some other ancient prisoners, speaks in Philippians of his yearning for death, what he expresses most conspicuously is contentment and even joy. Setting aside pious banalities that contrast true joy with happiness, and leaving behind too heroic depictions that take their cue from Acts, 'Abject Joy' offers a reading of Paul's letter as both a means and an artifact of his provisional attempt to make do.
Target Audience:	Specialized.
Other form:	Print version : 9780190065515

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