Phoebe, a Host of Christian Travelers: The Meaning of Prostátis in Romans 16:2
Phoebe, a Host of Christian Travelers The Meaning of Προστάτις in Romans 16:2
In Rom 16:2, Paul refers to Phoebe in Cenchreae as "a patron [προστάτις] of many and of myself." After considering the various proposals regarding the nature of Phoebe’s "patronage" toward Paul, I advance a hypothesis mentioned by Origen and some modern commentators in passing—th...
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2024
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Journal of Biblical literature
Jahr: 2024, Band: 143, Heft: 2, Seiten: 323-337 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Epigraphik
/ Phöbe, Biblische Person
/ Paulus, Apostel, Heiliger
/ Bibel. Römerbrief 16,2
/ Patronage
/ Patronat
/ patronus
B Griechisch / Substantiv / prostatis |
| IxTheo Notationen: | HC Neues Testament KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum ZA Sozialwissenschaften |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In Rom 16:2, Paul refers to Phoebe in Cenchreae as "a patron [προστάτις] of many and of myself." After considering the various proposals regarding the nature of Phoebe’s "patronage" toward Paul, I advance a hypothesis mentioned by Origen and some modern commentators in passing—that Phoebe was a προστάτις in that she provided hospitality services, such as accommodation and advocacy, to Paul and other Christian travelers. To support this interpretation, I bring to bear two types of evidence: epigraphic data regarding προστάτις and Paul’s sociorhetorical purposes in Rom 16:2. Epigraphic evidence establishes that hospitality was a common aspect of being a προστάτης, as the term commonly defined πρόξɛνοι ("public friend-hosts"). In terms of rhetoric, Paul refers to Phoebe as a προστάτις in his commendation of her to the recipients in Rome (Rom 16:1-2), indicating that Phoebe’s past hospitality as a προστάτις makes her deserving of the Romans’ future hospitality. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1432.2024.8 |