Comments on: The anti-imperial Paul “coalition” — John Barclay’s response to N.T. Wright http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean houses my podcast, websites, blog, and publications, providing an entryway into social and religious life among Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians, and others in the Roman empire. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:14:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Book Review: The First Paul by Borg and Crossan (Part 3) « A Wretched Man Novel http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/comment-page-1/#comment-124765 Book Review: The First Paul by Borg and Crossan (Part 3) « A Wretched Man Novel Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:35 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/#comment-124765 [...] to other discussions of the Tom Wright thesis: Dunelm Road Blog Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean John Dart article in The Christian [...] [...] to other discussions of the Tom Wright thesis: Dunelm Road Blog Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean John Dart article in The Christian [...]

]]> By: Book Review: The First Paul by Borg and Crossan (Part 3) | Spirit of a Liberal http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/comment-page-1/#comment-124362 Book Review: The First Paul by Borg and Crossan (Part 3) | Spirit of a Liberal Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/#comment-124362 [...] to other discussions of the Tom Wright thesis: Dunelm Road Blog Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean John Dart article in The Christian [...] [...] to other discussions of the Tom Wright thesis: Dunelm Road Blog Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean John Dart article in The Christian [...]

]]> By: Robert Holmen http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/comment-page-1/#comment-124262 Robert Holmen Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:38:27 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/#comment-124262 I found your blog after purchasing the recent work of Borg and Crossan in which they apparently buy into the Paul as anti-imperialist school. It seems to me that a missing factor in the discussion is the timing of Paul's activities vis a vis Imperial policy. For the key period of Pauline theological growth (42-54 CE), the emperor was Claudius and official imperial policy was rather benign toward the Jews (Edict of Claudius). Thus, the situation on the ground was vastly different than it may have been under Domitian half a century later. What do you think? I found your blog after purchasing the recent work of Borg and Crossan in which they apparently buy into the Paul as anti-imperialist school.

It seems to me that a missing factor in the discussion is the timing of Paul’s activities vis a vis Imperial policy. For the key period of Pauline theological growth (42-54 CE), the emperor was Claudius and official imperial policy was rather benign toward the Jews (Edict of Claudius). Thus, the situation on the ground was vastly different than it may have been under Domitian half a century later.

What do you think?

]]> By: Highlyeccentric http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/comment-page-1/#comment-62130 Highlyeccentric Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:59:46 +0000 http://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2007/11/26/the-anti-imperial-paul-coalition-john-barclays-response-to-nt-wright/#comment-62130 hi, just a quick note to let you know that i linked to you in the latest carnivalesque. very glad i found your blog, i shall be reading with avid interest :) hi, just a quick note to let you know that i linked to you in the latest carnivalesque. very glad i found your blog, i shall be reading with avid interest :)

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