사도바울과 그의 시민권 = Apostle Paul and His Citizenship

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It is well known that the Apostle Paul possessed the coveted Roman citizenship with considerable advantage for his gospel ministry in the Mediterranean world of the first century. The Roman citizenship carried considerable privileges. Citizens were not subject to the local laws of the provincial cities but to Roman law. A citizen had a right to be heard before a Roman tribunal, and he could not be scourged or imprisoned without a hearing. In capital offenses, a citizen had the right to appeal to the emperor. Three occasions that Paul uses his Roman citizenship are contained in Acts of the Apostles (16:37-39; 22:25-29; 25:10-12). He divulges his Roman citizenship to inform that he was unjustly scourged in Philippi; to avoid another beating in Jerusalem; and to appeal to Caesar. Paul does not mention his Roman citizenship in his letters because he was more interested in the heavenly citizenship. While explicit language related to heavenly citizenship is rare in Paul`s letters, it is evident that the influence of its idea to Pauline theology is so strong. In both ethical teachings and eschatological description, Paul`s use of the metaphor of citizenship is clearly indicated.