RT Article
T1 Freiheit und Intellekt: der 1. Petrusbrief und römisch-hellenistische Gelehrtendiskurse über Sklaverei
JF Early christianity
VO 12
IS 4
SP 471
OP 492
A1 Sommer, Michael 1984-
LA German
PB Mohr Siebeck
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1787768449
AB In 1 Pet 2:18-19, the text addresses slaves and urges them to obey to their masters, even if they are unjust and brutal. In the letter's point of view, this is righteous in God's eyes. This article shows that this section of 1 Peter has strong parallels with Stoic discourses about freedom and slavery. One can find similar thoughts in the works of Philo, Cicero, Seneca, Epictetus, and Dion of Prusa. Furthermore, glimpses of Stoic ideas of freedom can also be found in 1 Peter's passages about faith, society, and baptism. It might be that the author of 1 Peter received popular philosophical thoughts that were related to Stoic ideas.
K1 Dion von Prusa
K1 Epiktet
K1 Freiheit
K1 Intellekt
K1 Seneca
K1 Sklaverei
K1 Stoa
DO 10.1628/ec-2021-0032