God the Benefactor and His Human Clients in Rom. 5–8

• Authors: Marcin Kowalski

Title variants

PL

God the Benefactor and His Human Clients in Rom. 5–8

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

PL

The author applies the patron-client model to read the relationship between God and man in Rom. 5–8. First, the model and its basic features are presented in the context of the Greco-Roman society, including its applicability to divinity. Next, the various elements of the model are traced in Rom. 5–8 (asymmetry, exchange of goods, personal relationship, favoritism, reciprocity, kinship language, honor and voluntary entrance). The article finishes with the advantages of reading Rom. 5–8 through the lens of the patron-client relationship.

Keywords

EN

Rom. 5–8; patron-client model; sociology; anthropology of culture

PL

Rom. 5–8, patron-client model, sociology, anthropology of culture

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: The Biblical Annals
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-69

Dates

published

2018-01-17

Contributors

author

Marcin Kowalski

• Instytut Nauk Biblijnych KUL

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/ba.2018.8.1.03