TY - BOOK AU - Heilig, Christoph, 1990- TI - Hidden criticism?: the methodology and plausibility of the search for a counter-imperial subtext in Paul / SN - 9781506428123 AV - BS2650.52 .H45 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Fortress Press KW - Bible. Epistles of Paul KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Religion and state KW - Biblical teaching. KW - fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411635 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - This edition includes new preface. ; Originally published: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2015. ; Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-179) and indexes.; 1. Analogy. Introduction -- Analysis of Somn. 2 -- Conclusions -- 2. Approach. Counter-imperial "echoes" in the subtext -- Evaluating hypotheses -- "Echoes" of the Empire -- Excursus: Inference to the best explanation -- 3. Discourse context. Introduction -- James C. Scott's categories -- Application to the Pauline letter -- 4. Roman context. The public transcript -- Roman ideology in the environment of Paul -- 5. Pauline context. Counter- imperial attitude? -- From attitude to expression : modifications of the echo-hypothesis -- 6. Explanatory context. Introducing explanatory potential -- Establishing parallels between Paul and the Empire -- From intertextuality to criticism : neutral parallel or antithesis? -- 7. Conclusions. ER -