{"product_id":"a-socio-rhetorical-interpretation-of-the-letter-to-philemon-in-light-of-the-new-institutional-economics-an-exhortation-to-transform-a-master-slave-ec-9783161547287","title":"A Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation of the Letter to Philemon in Light of the New Institutional Economics: An Exhortation to Transform a Master-Slave Ec","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alex Hon Ho Ip\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Mohr Siebeck\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Criticism \u0026amp; Interpretation - New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this study, Alex Hon Ho Ip argues that when Paul wrote to Philemon about Onesimus, his main purpose was not to try and reunite, as is widely held, a runaway slave with his master, but rather to have Onesimus accepted as a beloved brother in Christ. By examining the letter's inner texture, the author shows that Paul's main concern was for Philemon and Onesimus to be reconciled in brotherly love. The inter-textual weave reveals Paul's theological and ethical thoughts on love, which is the basis for the apostle's main argument. By taking a new institutional economics approach to help reconstruct the economic relationship between slave and master, Alex Hon Ho Ip is able to offer a better understanding of the original relationship Paul argued against. With all this in mind, the focus is on re-reading the letter and hearing how Paul's rhetoric exhorts a new relationship between Onesimus and Philemon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mohr Siebeck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890026102935,"sku":"9783161547287","price":13422.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783161547287.webp?v=1781178566","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-socio-rhetorical-interpretation-of-the-letter-to-philemon-in-light-of-the-new-institutional-economics-an-exhortation-to-transform-a-master-slave-ec-9783161547287","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}