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Struggles for Power in Early Christianity A Study of the First Letter to Timothy

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York Orbis Books 2007Description: 163pISBN:
  • 9781570757082
DDC classification:
  • BC75 T15
Partial contents:
The Rich and the Struggles for Power in the Christian Community 1 Rich Women and the Struggles for Power 2 The Text: 1 Timothy 2: 8-3:la 2 Against Expensive Clothing 4 An Attack against Wealthy Women 7 The System of Patronage 9 The Wealthy Should Not Expect to Be Rewarded for Their Favors 11 The Text: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 11 Associations and the Christian Community in 1 Timothy 14 Godliness Is Not a Means of Gain 16 The Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-10 16 Money, Godliness, and Other Teachings 19 The Wealthy, Godliness, and the Struggles for Power 22 The Patriarchal Household and Power Relations between Genders 26 The Cultural Background of the Greco-Roman Imperial Patriarchal Society 27 The Family in the Empire 27 The Domestic Codes 29 The Houses Where Families Lived 30 The Cultural Values of Honor and Shame 32 The Patriarchal Household as an Ideal for the Concept of Family 33 Against Women Who Teach and Have Authority over Men 35 The Text: 1 Timothy 2:8-12 35 The Salvation of Women through Childbearing 40 The Text: 1 Timothy 2:13-3:la 40 The Option for Poor but Obedient Widows 47 The Text: 1 Timothy 5:3-16 47 Widows in Antiquity 50 An Order of Widows 51 Rules for Donations for Widows and for the Order of Widows 52 Theological Positions and the Struggles for Power 57 The Diversity of Theological Positions in the Midst of Power Struggles 58 The Conditioning of the Imperial Roman Society 65 The Theological Response of the Letter to the Internal and External Conflicts 68 God and Jesus Christ Are the Saviors 70 Godliness as a Condition for Salvation 73 The Church and Its Leaders as the Guarantee of the Knowledge of the Truth for Salvation 77 An Opening That Excludes and an Option for the Poor Conditioned on Obedience 81 Between Intolerance and Useless Divergences 84 Criteria for Leadership in the Struggles for Power 89 Leadership Positions in the Beginnings of the Christian Communities 89 The Supervisor, the College of Presbyters, and the Struggles for Power 93 Requirements to Be a Supervisor: Who Is Excluded? 97 The Text: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 97 Requirements to Be Deacons: Who Is Excluded? 105 The Text: 1 Timothy 3:8-12 105
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The Rich and the Struggles for Power in the Christian Community 1 Rich Women and the Struggles for Power 2 The Text: 1 Timothy 2: 8-3:la 2 Against Expensive Clothing 4 An Attack against Wealthy Women 7 The System of Patronage 9 The Wealthy Should Not Expect to Be Rewarded for Their Favors 11 The Text: 1 Timothy 6:17-19 11 Associations and the Christian Community in 1 Timothy 14 Godliness Is Not a Means of Gain 16 The Text: 1 Timothy 6:3-10 16 Money, Godliness, and Other Teachings 19 The Wealthy, Godliness, and the Struggles for Power 22 The Patriarchal Household and Power Relations between Genders 26 The Cultural Background of the Greco-Roman Imperial Patriarchal Society 27 The Family in the Empire 27 The Domestic Codes 29 The Houses Where Families Lived 30 The Cultural Values of Honor and Shame 32 The Patriarchal Household as an Ideal for the Concept of Family 33 Against Women Who Teach and Have Authority over Men 35 The Text: 1 Timothy 2:8-12 35 The Salvation of Women through Childbearing 40 The Text: 1 Timothy 2:13-3:la 40 The Option for Poor but Obedient Widows 47 The Text: 1 Timothy 5:3-16 47 Widows in Antiquity 50 An Order of Widows 51 Rules for Donations for Widows and for the Order of Widows 52 Theological Positions and the Struggles for Power 57 The Diversity of Theological Positions in the Midst of Power Struggles 58 The Conditioning of the Imperial Roman Society 65 The Theological Response of the Letter to the Internal and External Conflicts 68 God and Jesus Christ Are the Saviors 70 Godliness as a Condition for Salvation 73 The Church and Its Leaders as the Guarantee of the Knowledge of the Truth for Salvation 77 An Opening That Excludes and an Option for the Poor Conditioned on Obedience 81 Between Intolerance and Useless Divergences 84 Criteria for Leadership in the Struggles for Power 89 Leadership Positions in the Beginnings of the Christian Communities 89 The Supervisor, the College of Presbyters, and the Struggles for Power 93 Requirements to Be a Supervisor: Who Is Excluded? 97 The Text: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 97 Requirements to Be Deacons: Who Is Excluded? 105 The Text: 1 Timothy 3:8-12 105

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