Determined by, dependent on, and dominated by Christ

Determined by Christ : the Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ' / by Barbara Beyer.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

©2024

xiii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2020, under the title: Determined by, dependent on, and dominated by Christ: the Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ.

"What does it mean that the believers are 'in Christ' (Rom 8:1; 2 Cor 5:17 etc.)? The phrase has become so common to Christian discourse that it obscures the original meaning. By analysing key passages and stripping back the interpretive layers, this book portrays 'in Christ' in the light of Greek language usage. Insights from metaphor theory, onomastics, and ritual theory further the investigation. The book also addresses prepositional phrases like 'with Christ' and how 'in Christ' developed in the deutero-Pauline letters. This comprehensive perspective illuminates a crucial early-Christian phase and how believers viewed their relationship to Christ"--Page 4 of cover.

Pauline metaphor 'being in Christ'

English

May 08, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-430) and indexes.