Paul has been regarded as being uncritical of the Roman Empire for a long time, not least because of his apparent call to obey the state in Romans 13:1-7.
But how can we decide, in a methodologically sound way, whether such a Counter-Imperial message lies beneath the surface of the text? On the basis of insights from the philosophy of science, Christoph Heilig suggest.
However, recent scholarship has questioned this assumption by pointing to "Hidden criticism" in the letters of the apostle.
Paul has been regarded as being uncritical of the Roman Empire for a long time, not least because of his apparent call to obey the state in Romans 13:1-7