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  • From: "Mark D. Nanos" <nanosmd AT home.com>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: rights of extradition
  • Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 22:09:44 -0500


on 9/10/01 2:29 PM, Jeffrey B. Gibson at jgibson000 AT home.com wrote:

> My question is: Does Bruce's claim about rights of extradition hold up
> under scrutiny. Even assuming that there were such rights in effect in
> Julius Caesar's time, do we have any reason to think that they were also
> in effect in the fourth decade CE?

Hi Jeffrey,
Good questions. In addition, the nature and reach of the so-called Sanhedrin
have been questioned for this period, e.g., by M. Goodman in The Ruling
Class of Judaea. At the same time vigilante as well as official actions of
the kind described by Luke should not be ruled out because of lack of
evidence (see the discussions in T. Seland, Establishment Violence in Philo
and Luke). It is but one of so many topics on which we have little to go on,
for or against, the story as told by Luke. Luke does indicate that Paul's
interest was permitted by the High Priest, rather than the other way around.
The comment in Gal. 1:17 by Paul that he returned to Damascas in the early
years is interesting, but the implications unclear. One should also consider
at least the later rabbinic traditions which (arguably) see Damascus within
the boundaries of the land of Israel, including some messianic references.
On this and other matters of relevance see the discussions in M. Hengel, The
Pre-Christian Paul, esp. pp. 72-79 and notes on pp. 141-44. The discussions
of Roman rule in Riesner's Paul's Early Period will be relevant to your line
of questioning as well.

Regards,
Mark
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