As real as it is in human affairs, ‘power’ seems to slip through our fingers when we attempt an analysis of it. Except in its obvious physical manifestations, power resists our efforts to tease it into the open. Somehow it lurks behind its symbols, defying precise location and description. As a result, the quest for power often appears to be a quest for its symbols. Certainly this is true of Paul’s understanding of power, with this further
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