How to understand what passes all understanding: using the documentary papyri to understand εἰρήνη in Paul
In popular culture, the Pauline texts referring to ‘peace’ are illustrated by serene and tranquil scenes. I shall argue that to Paul's first readers, ‘peace’ evoked rather different images – military victories, arrests of criminals and the unloading of corn. I argue this because of how εἰρήνη i...
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Cambridge University Press
2021
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