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  • From: "Stephen.Finlan" <Stephen.Finlan AT durham.ac.uk>
  • To: Corpus-paul <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: slave
  • Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:16:52 +0100




Jim Hester wrote:
> I'm not sure that we have evidence that would suggest
> that he could be confident that it would happen when the Romans heard the
> metaphor.

["It" being two possible resonances for APOLYTRWSIS]

No we cannot prove it, nor do I say that each reader would hear both
resonances. I think some would hear the Exodus resonance (see the
posting by Eric Potts), and some would think of actual current or
recent slave status, which is what you go on to mention:

> the power of the slave holder might come to mind...
>
> It would be interesting to approach the question through the interpretive
> matrix of Perelman's Universal Audience and value sharing.

Can you summarize that in a bite-size?

Stephen Finlan
University of Durham



  • slave, Stephen.Finlan, 07/28/2000
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: slave, Eric Potts, 07/29/2000
    • Re: slave, Jim Hester, 07/29/2000
    • Re: slave, Stephen.Finlan, 07/30/2000

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