Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism & Pauline Christianity: A Traditio-Historical & Exegetical Examination

by John Byron

The author investigates slavery metaphors in early Judaism and shows how they influenced Paul's understanding of himself and his fellow-believers as slaves of Christ. Contents Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 the Language of Enslavement in Early Judaism, Chapter 3 Slavery in Ancient Israelite Literary Traditions, Chapter 4 Response to Slavery in Early Jewish Literature, Chapter 5 Responses to Slavery in the Writings of Josephus, Chapter 6 Responses to Slavery in the Writings of Philo, Chapter 7 Slavery, Noble Birth & the Figure of Joseph, Chapter 8 Summary/Synthesis of Part 1, Chapter 9 Introduction to the Pauline Literature, Chapter 10 The Paradigmatic Slave of God in Philippians, Chapter 11 Slavery & Freedom in Galatians, Chapter 12 Enslavement to Sin & God in Romans, Chapter 13 Slaves & Free Persons in 1 Corinthians, Chapter 14 Conclusion.

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

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John Byron Ph.D. (University of Durham) is Professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary. He is the author of Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism and Pauline Christianity (Mohr Siebeck, 2003), Recent Research on Paul and Slavery (Sheffield Phoenix, 2008), as well as a number of scholarly articles. His more recent work has focuses on Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Cain and Abel story (Brill, 2011). In addition to teaching and research Byron is an active participant in the Tel-Gezer excavation project. You can interact with John Byron on his blog The Biblical World (http://thebiblicalworld.blogspot.com).