Ambiguous Prayers in 1 Timothy 2:1–2: A Postcolonial Reading

IF 0.3 3区哲学 0 RELIGION

Biblical Interpretation-A Journal of Contemporary Approaches Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.1163/15685152-20231738

Donghyun Jeong

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Abstract This article examines the request for prayers ὑπὲρ βασιλέων in 1 Timothy 2:1–2 by focusing on three exegetical questions: (1) Who are the βασιλεῖς? (2) Are prayers for βασιλεῖς distinguishable from prayers to βασιλεῖς? And (3) to whom is this exhortation directed? The article argues that the rhetorical construction of this passage emulates and internalizes imperial ideology, but the very act of imitation has the potential to cause colonial anxiety by obscuring the colonial subjects behind this document and by disrupting any attempt at fixed interpretation.

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提摩太前书2:1-2中模棱两可的祷告:后殖民解读

摘要本文通过三个解经问题考察提摩太前书2:1-2中关于祷告的请求:(1)谁是βασιλε ε ς?(2)对βασιλε ι ς的祈祷与对βασιλε ι ς的祈祷是否有区别?(3)这劝勉是对谁说的?文章认为，这段话的修辞结构模仿并内化了帝国意识形态，但模仿的行为有可能通过模糊该文件背后的殖民主体和破坏任何固定解释的尝试而引起殖民焦虑。

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