Critiquing the Excess of Empire / Peter S. Perry in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 29.4 (june 2007)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 29.4 (june 2007) . - pp. 473-496. Titre : Critiquing the Excess of Empire : A Synkrisis of John of Patmos and Dio of Prusa Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Peter S. Perry, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp. 473-496. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Despite their many differences, John the Seer of Patmos and Dio the rhetorphilosopher of Prusa share a basic critique of the Roman Empire. Limiting the comparison to Rev. 18 and Dio's twelfth Olympic Oration (with an important reference to Dio's thirteenth Oration), this essay concludes that John and Dio critique the violence, exploitation and luxury of Rome, grounding their analysis in divine sovereignty over earthly rulers. This common critique suggests that John's message may have been sympathetically heard by a wider audience than simply a few Christian communities, and that Revelation should be reevaluated in this light. [article] Critiquing the Excess of Empire : A Synkrisis of John of Patmos and Dio of Prusa [texte imprimé] / Peter S. Perry, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp. 473-496. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 29.4 (june 2007) . - pp. 473-496. Résumé : Despite their many differences, John the Seer of Patmos and Dio the rhetorphilosopher of Prusa share a basic critique of the Roman Empire. Limiting the comparison to Rev. 18 and Dio's twelfth Olympic Oration (with an important reference to Dio's thirteenth Oration), this essay concludes that John and Dio critique the violence, exploitation and luxury of Rome, grounding their analysis in divine sovereignty over earthly rulers. This common critique suggests that John's message may have been sympathetically heard by a wider audience than simply a few Christian communities, and that Revelation should be reevaluated in this light.

Making Fear Personal / Peter S. Perry in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 32/1 (2009)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32/1 (2009) . - pp. 99-125. Titre : Making Fear Personal : Hebrews 5.11—6.12 and the Argument from Shame Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Peter S. Perry, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 99-125. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : The author of Hebrews directly shames his audience in 5.11-12: ‘you have become o in hearing ... you need someone to teach you ... You need milk not solid food’. Taking into account occurrences in other literature, o in Heb. 5.11 and 6.12 is best translated as ‘unambitious’, connoting a shameful failure to recognize and act on advantages. Mapping the use of emotion in Hebrews with Aristotle’s definitions reveals that this direct shaming is unique and critical to the argument of the epistle. The hearers may dismiss warnings of God’s wrath as relevant to others but not themselves. Shame in 5.11—6.12 makes this fear personal. [article] Making Fear Personal : Hebrews 5.11—6.12 and the Argument from Shame [texte imprimé] / Peter S. Perry, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 99-125. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 32/1 (2009) . - pp. 99-125. Résumé : The author of Hebrews directly shames his audience in 5.11-12: ‘you have become o in hearing ... you need someone to teach you ... You need milk not solid food’. Taking into account occurrences in other literature, o in Heb. 5.11 and 6.12 is best translated as ‘unambitious’, connoting a shameful failure to recognize and act on advantages. Mapping the use of emotion in Hebrews with Aristotle’s definitions reveals that this direct shaming is unique and critical to the argument of the epistle. The hearers may dismiss warnings of God’s wrath as relevant to others but not themselves. Shame in 5.11—6.12 makes this fear personal.

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