The Politics of Peace: Ephesians, Dio Chrysostom, and the Confucian Four Books

by Te-Li Lau

Although scholarship has noted the thematic importance of peace in Ephesians, few have examined its political character in a sustained manner throughout the entire letter. This book addresses this lacuna, comparing Ephesians with Colossians, Greek political texts, Dio Chrysostom's Orations, and the Confucian Four Books in order to ascertain the rhetorical and political nature of its topos of peace. Through comparison with analogous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004180532
• ISBN13: 9789004180536
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.6"