Servile Supplicium: Shame and the Deuteronomic Curse—Crucifixion in Its Cultural Context
Contemporary scholarly reference to the subject of crucifixion in the ancient world is typically dominated by the figure of the crucified Christ, and within such discourse it is the christological or theological ramifications of the cross that normally predominate. But such perspectives, whilst perf...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2013
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Biblical theology bulletin
Jahr: 2013, Band: 43, Heft: 3, Seiten: 124-134 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Honor
B Curse B Cross B Shame B Crucifixion B Fredrikson |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Contemporary scholarly reference to the subject of crucifixion in the ancient world is typically dominated by the figure of the crucified Christ, and within such discourse it is the christological or theological ramifications of the cross that normally predominate. But such perspectives, whilst perfectly valid, have at the same time left a lacuna in understanding crucifixion holistically within its first-century environment (and so within the social world of the nascent Christ-movement). For little recourse has been made to the dynamics of honor and shame, which played such a vital part of social life within the ancient world. This article examines crucifixion from such a perspective, paying particular attention to the ignominy and revulsion of being put to death in the manner of a slave. It also offers insight into crucifixion from a Judean context, and does so within the framework of the Deuteronomic curse (Deut 21:23; Gal 3:13), which traditional interpretations maintain was said to fall upon the crucified victim. In so doing, the article makes a response to Paula Fredrikson, who claims that the curse does not apply ipso facto from the physical act of crucifixion, but is ascribed to the victim for the crime(s) committed. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0146107913493561 |