Corpus-Paul

["Jeffrey B. Gibson" <jgibson000 AT mailhost.chi.ameritech.net>]

I just saw this message on Classics-L and it piqued my curiosity.

Would any one care to comment?

Yours,

Jeffrey

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I am beginning work on my dissertation in which I examine St. Paul's 
universal salvation/justification language in Romans.  I am wondering if 
there might be victory speeches by ancient military or political leaders
that 
would include language of universal victory even though there might
still be 
opposition still to be dealt with.  If I can find such language, then
that 
might shed light on Paul's similar use in speaking of God's 
reconciling/justifying all.

I am not familiar enough with the non-religious literature of the first
two 
centuries BCE and CE to know whether such documents might exist.  Any
help 
would be appreciated.

thank you, 
Stephen Pegler, 
near Chicago, USA

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