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Author Jipp, Joshua W

Title Christ is king : Paul's royal ideology
Published [Place of publication not identified] : Fortress, 2015

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Contents 1. Paul's Christ-discourse as ancient kingship discourse -- 2. King and law : Christ the king as living law -- 3. King and praise : hymns as royal encomia to Christ the king -- 4. King and kingdom : sharing in the rule of Christ the king -- 5. King and justice : God's righteousness and the righteous king in Romans -- 6. Conclusion
Summary Until recently, many scholars have read Paul's use of the word Christos as more of a proper name ("Jesus Christ") than a title, Jesus the Messiah. One result, Joshua W. Jipp argues, is that important aspects of Paul's thinking about Jesus' messiahship have gone unrecognized. Jipp argues that kingship discourse is an important source for Paul's Christological language: Paul uses royal language to present Christ as the good king. Jipp surveys Greco-Roman and Jewish depictions of the ideal king and argues for the influence of these traditions on several aspects of Paul's thought: king and law (Galatians 5-6; Romans 13-15; 1 Corinthians 9); hymning to the king (Colossians 1:15-20); the just and faithful king; the royal roots of Paul's language of participation "in Christ"; and the enthroned king (Romans 1:3-4; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28). Jipp finds that Paul's use of royal tropes is indeed significant. Christos is a royal honorific within Paul's letters, and Paul is another witness to ancient discussions of monarchy and ideal kingship. In the process, Jipp offers new and noteworthy solutions to outstanding questions concerning Christ and the law, the pistis Christou debate, and Paul's participatory language
Subject Jesus Christ -- Royal office.
Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Jesus Christ fast
Paul, the Apostle, Saint fast
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
Royal office of Jesus Christ
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1506402925
9781506402925