The Politics of Peace in Romans: Postcolonial Intertextuality and the Double-Voiced Discourse of Scripture...

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Dr Dain Alexander Smith

The Politics of Peace in Romans

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Postcolonial Intertextuality and the Double-Voiced Discourse of Scripture and Roman Imperialism...

Dr Dain Alexander Smith

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T.& T.Clark Ltd
05 March 2026

New Testaments; Judaism: sacred texts

Series: The Library of New Testament Studies

This volume explores Paul’s use of Scripture and Roman imperialism, finding hermeneutical and theoretical clarity and a fresh understanding of peace in Romans. Dain Alexander Smith interprets Romans with postcolonial intertextuality to reveal that Romans employs a consistent textual strategy for discussing the gospel, justice, and peace. Smith thus focuses on 12:17–13:14 and 14:17–19, to provide the reader with fresh interpretive insights on the text of Romans.

Smith proposes that Romans presents a political theology of peace that is intertextually “double-voiced"", that the pairing of peace and justice in Romans is primarily informed by the political discourses of LXX Isaiah and LXX Psalms, but suggesting that this pairing is also presented in contrast to the Roman Empire’s political ideals, as exemplified in the Pax Romana. Ultimately, Smith argues that placing Romans in postcolonial-intertextual dialogue reveals that Paul’s ethics construct a community that represents the justice and peace of God’s eschatological kingdom in contrast to the justice and peace of the Roman Empire.

By: Dr Dain Alexander Smith
Imprint: T.& T.Clark Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780567723710
ISBN 10: 0567723712
Series: The Library of New Testament Studies
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 March 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction to the Politics of Peace in Romans 2. Intertextuality and Empire Criticism: Hermeneutics, postcolonial intertextuality, and intertextual competence 3. Opening Romans to the Politics of Peace 4. The Politics of Peace in Isaiah and the Psalms 5. The Politics of Peace in the Roman Empire 6. Submitting to the Politics of Peace: Reconfiguring Romans 7. The Politics of Peace in the Kingdom of God: Reconfiguring Romans 8. Conclusion: Moving beyond the politics of peace in romans Bibliography Index

Dain Alexander Smith is an independent scholar. He completed his PhD from Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky, USA.