Interpreting the Concept of δοῦλος in 1 Timothy 6:1-2 in the Context of Socio-economic Slavery in Nigeria
This paper interprets the concept of δοῦλος in 1 Timothy 6:1-2 in the context of socio-economic slavery in Nigeria. Using the liberation hermeneutics approach, the paper argues that the concept of δοῦλος in 1 Timothy 6:1-2 is a typical reflection of injustice and oppression to the person or group be...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
2024
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Black theology
Año: 2024, Volumen: 22, Número: 1, Páginas: 69–92 |
Otras palabras clave: | B
liberation hermeneutics
B economic slavery B 1 Timothy 6:1-2 B Interpretación B Southern Nigeria B Doulos |
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Sumario: | This paper interprets the concept of δοῦλος in 1 Timothy 6:1-2 in the context of socio-economic slavery in Nigeria. Using the liberation hermeneutics approach, the paper argues that the concept of δοῦλος in 1 Timothy 6:1-2 is a typical reflection of injustice and oppression to the person or group being socio-economically exploited. The resonance of the text with the Ibibio narrative of socio-economic slavery in Nigeria is the similarity of treatments accorded the δοῦλος in domestic and economic affairs in first-century Greco-Roman setting. Drawing on existing literature and the text in view, it interrogates the meaning of δοῦλος in a Greco-Roman setting and the status accorded the δοῦλος in the original and contemporary socio-economic settings of the study. The result shows that δοῦλος is interpreted to mean slavery. It recommends that the Church and state should put resources together to carry out economic and educational empowerment for the youth. |
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ISSN: | 1743-1670 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Black theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2024.2318115 |