Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Divine Sonship Before Nicea: Biblical Scholarship on "Son of God"; 2 Divinity and Divine Sonship in the Roman World; 3 Begotten or Made? Adopted Sons in Roman Society and Imperial Ideology; 4 Rethinking Divine Sonship in the Gospel of Mark; 5 Begotten and Adopted Sons of God-Before and After Nicea; Conclusion; Epilogue: The Son of God in the Christian World; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Modern Authors; A; B
CD; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z
Summary
Michael Peppard examines the social and political meaning of divine sonship in the Roman Empire. He begins by analyzing the conceptual framework within which the term 'son of God' has traditionally been considered in biblical scholarship. Then, through engagement with recent scholarship in Roman history - including studies of family relationships, imperial ideology, and emperor worship - he offers new ways of interpreting the Christian theological metaphors of 'begotten' and 'adoptive' sonship
