Aus der Welt eines Gefangenen: Die Kommunikationsstruktur des Philipperbriefs im Spiegel seiner Abfassungssituation.
It is well known that Philippians was written in prison. However, very few have investigated whether the living conditions of ancient imprisonment are reflected in Philippians. Even less frequently studied are the specific structures of communication for those in Roman custody. This article argues t...
| Published in: | Novum Testamentum Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 140 - 168 |
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2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=87096235&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 87096235 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00481009 C4I jtl: Novum Testamentum issn: 00481009 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 2013 vid: 55 iid: 2 pid: 639 pub: Brill Academic Publishers artinfo: ui: 87096235 10.1163/15685365-12341417 ppf: 140 ppct: 28 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 1.4MB tig: atl: Aus der Welt eines Gefangenen: Die Kommunikationsstruktur des Philipperbriefs im Spiegel seiner Abfassungssituation. aug: au: Standhartinger, Angela su: Philippians (Book) Prison conditions Imprisonment Correctional personnel Police Judges Criminal justice system sug: subj: Philippians (Book) Prison conditions Imprisonment Correctional personnel Police Judges Criminal justice system keyword: hidden transcript joy letters from prison Paul as prisoner Phil 1:1-3:1 Phil 4:1-7 Phil 4:20-23 Philippians in its social context prisoners in antiquity ab: It is well known that Philippians was written in prison. However, very few have investigated whether the living conditions of ancient imprisonment are reflected in Philippians. Even less frequently studied are the specific structures of communication for those in Roman custody. This article argues that the situation of composition in prison demanded a degree of ambiguity in speaking and writing that produced difficulties for interpreters of Philippians then and now. For a letter written in prison has to reckon with being read by more than the immediate addressees, like the prison guards, police personnel, and judges. Thus, a letter from prison is always an "open interaction between the subordinates and those who dominate," or, as James Scott has called it, a "public transcript." The question, however, arises, whether behind the public transcript, that is the letter to the Philippians, we may also discover a hidden transcript, a discourse that takes place "offstage," beyond direct observation by power holders. This article seeks to clarify what Paul is conveying in Philippians by reading it against ancient prison life and the circumstances of writing and communicating from therein. It finally asks how the community in Philippi might have read the letter beyond what is (and is not) obviously communicated in it. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: German refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Novum Testamentum is the property of Brill Academic Publishers and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Novum Testamentum holder: Brill Academic Publishers dt: @attributes: year: 2013 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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