Power, Service, Humility: A New Testament Ethic - Softcover

Reinhard Feldmeier (author)

 
9781481300254: Power, Service, Humility: A New Testament Ethic
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1481300253 ISBN 13: 9781481300254
Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Since ancient times, depictions of the divine have been painted with the colors of divine power. Not surprisingly, power language became a central part of the New Testament's understanding of God and human relationships. In Power, Service, Humility, biblical scholar Reinhard Feldmeier reads across the New Testament canon--the Gospels, Pauline epistles, and Revelation of John--to distinguish two ways in which power works. Feldmeier's chief claim is that power based on oppression, the kind Satan offers Christ, is a far different kind of power than the empowerment that God grants Jesus in the resurrection. Further, Feldmeier demonstrates the antithetical link between worldly power and the power present in Christ-like service and humility. As Feldmeier discovers, the differences between sacred and secular power have dramatic implications for how humans handle power within the church and beyond. Power, Service, Humility provokes thoughtful considerations of both human and divine relationships with power and power's holy place within the Christian faith.

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About the Author

Reinhard Feldmeier is Professor of New Testament, Georg-August-University, Göttingen. He is the co-author of God of the Living: A Biblical Theology. He resides in Göttingen, Germany.

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Publisher
Baylor University Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1481300253
ISBN 13 
9781481300254
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
200