{"product_id":"the-son-of-god-in-michael-peppard-9780199933655","title":"The Son of God in the Roman World: Divine Sonship in Its Social and Political Context","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2013 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Peppard examines the social and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman Empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term ''son of God'' has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in Roman history - including studies of family relationships, imperial ideology, and emperor worship - he offers new ways of interpreting the Christian theological metaphors of ''begotten''and ''adoptive'' sonship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeppard focuses on social practices and political ideology, revealing that scholarship on divine sonship has been especially hampered by mistaken assumptions about adopted sons. He invites fresh readings of several early Christian texts, from the first Gospel to writings of the fourth century. By re-interpreting several ancient phenomena - particularly divine status, adoption, and baptism - he offers an imaginative refiguring of the Son of God in the Roman world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Peppard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199933650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199933655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael Peppard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913407168767,"sku":"9780199933655","price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c20e37e7-278b-4295-8f02-73149218245b.jpg?v=1680620265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-son-of-god-in-michael-peppard-9780199933655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}