Who Are “We” in Romans?: Analysis of Paul’s Use of the First-Person Plural, with Special Focus on ἐλάβομεν (1:5), προεχόμεθα (3:9a), and προῃτιασάμεθα (3:9b)
Pauline scholarship has often struggled with the question of who is included when Paul uses the first-person plural, “we,” in Romans, but so far an overall analysis of this language in Paul’s letter has been lacking. This article provides a general overview of the first-person plural in Romans, prop...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2024
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Novum Testamentum
Año: 2024, Volumen: 66, Número: 1, Páginas: 38-57 |
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Römerbrief
/ Bibel. Römerbrief 1,5
/ Bibel. Römerbrief 3,9
/ Nosotros
/ Primera persona
/ Plural
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Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento VB Hermenéutica ; Filosofía ZA Ciencias sociales |
Otras palabras clave: | B
Rom 1:5
B first-person plural B Rom 3:9 B Romans B Paul |
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Sumario: | Pauline scholarship has often struggled with the question of who is included when Paul uses the first-person plural, “we,” in Romans, but so far an overall analysis of this language in Paul’s letter has been lacking. This article provides a general overview of the first-person plural in Romans, proposes a methodological approach to the problem, and applies that approach in order to solve several intricate and controversial cases, including ἐλάβομεν in 1:5, προεχόμεθα in 3:9a, and the notable crux interpretum, προῃτιασάμεθα in 3:9b. It is argued that “we” in Romans can be classified into three basic categories in this respect: (1) “we” including Paul and his addressees and/or Jesus believers in general, (2) “we” including Paul and his co-workers, and (3) “we” including the diatribal addressees (not including Paul himself). While the last category applies to προεχόμεθα, both ἐλάβομεν and προῃτιασάμεθα include Paul and his co-workers (category 2). |
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ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10063 |