The Power of Biblical AuthorsA Risk Analysis of ‘Living’ Sacred Texts
The Power of Biblical Authors
A Risk Analysis of ‘Living’ Sacred Texts
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New Testament authors claim immense (interpretive) power and generate strong
asymmetrical dependencies between themselves and the communities they address. They are
convinced that they have the resource of ‘salvation’, the authentic interpretation of the Christ
event and access to the congregation. In research, this mostly hidden and sometimes even
veiled establishment of pronounced power and dependency structures has hardly been
systematically investigated. This is all the more surprising as biblical texts continue to be used
in Christian churches worldwide to consolidate and legitimise structures of power and
authority. Against this background, I inquire about the susceptibility of ‘living’ sacred texts to
abuse, and I examine these texts with regard to their potential for risk and danger.
Schlagwörter
Dependency and Slavery Studies, Christian Churches, Power and Authority, New Testament, Sacred Texts, Abuse of Power
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200 Religion, Religionsphilosophie 230 Theologie, ChristentumErstpublikation
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BCDSS Working Papers ; 11Blumenthal, Christian: The Power of Biblical Authors : A Risk Analysis of ‘Living’ Sacred Texts. Bonn: Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies, 2023. In: BCDSS Working Papers, 11.
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publisher = {Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies},
year = 2023,
month = jun,
series = {BCDSS Working Papers},
volume = 11,
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