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Paul and the Imperial Gospel at Thessaloniki

School of Theology Wesley Institute, Sydney, Australia

The traditional explanations proposed for the pronounced eschatology of 1 Thessalonians are fundamentally flawed. This article argues that in romanized Thessaloniki, the presence of an aggressive imperial eschatology and the widespread circulation of Augustan apotheosis traditions competed with the early Christian proclamation of the risen and returning heavenly o. In response, Paul injected heavily loaded Roman political terms into his presentation of Christ, transformed their ideological content to his theological and social advantage, and thereby overturned the absolutist claims of the imperial cult.

Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Vol. 25, No. 1, 71-96 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0142064X0202500104


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