Abject Joy: Paul, Prison, and the Art of Making Do

by Ryan S Schellenberg and Ryan S. Schellenberg

No extant text gives so vivid a glimpse into the experience of an ancient prisoner as Paul's letter to the Philippians. As a letter from prison, however, it is not what one would expect. For although it is true that Paul, like some other ancient prisoners, speaks in Philippians of his yearning
for death, what he expresses most conspicuously is contentment and even joy. Setting aside pious banalities that contrast true joy with happiness, and leaving...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190065516
• ISBN13: 9780190065515
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"