RT Book T1 The slave metaphor and gendered enslavement in early Christian discourse: double trouble embodied T2 Routledge studies in the early Christian world A1 Kartzow, Marianne Bjelland 1971- LA English PP London New York PB Routledge YR 2018 ED First [edition] UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/102084356X AB Thinking with saleable bodies: an intersectional approach to the slavery metaphor -- Embodying the slavery metaphor: female characters and slavery language -- Metaphor and masculinity: the no longer slave formulations (John 15:15 and Gal 4:7) -- The paradox of slavery: all believers are slaves of the Lord, but some are more slaves than others -- From slave of a female owner to slave of God: negotiating gender, sexuality, and status in the Shepherd of Hermas -- Jesus, the slave trader: metaphor made real in the Act of Thomas NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN HT915 SN 9780815374657 K1 Bible : Theology K1 Slavery in the Bible K1 Christian literature, Early : History and criticism K1 Slavery : Religious aspects