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Reading Corinthians and Philippians within Judaism

Reading Corinthians and Philippians within Judaism

Nanos, Mark D.

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JudaismBible Studies

Publisher Price: $27.00

ISBN10: 1532617585
ISBN13: 9781532617584
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: Aug 18 2017
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
The commentary tradition regarding 1 Corinthians unanimously identifies the weak as Christ-followers whose faith was not yet sufficient to indulge in the eating of idol food with indifference, as if ideally Paul wanted them to become strong enough to do so. Commentaries also do not hesitate to explain that Paul advised the Corinthians that he behaved like non-Jews (e.g., ate idol food) in order to win non-Jews to Christ, convinced that he was free from any obligation to observe Jewish covenantal behavior--except when he expediently chose to mimic Jewish behavior in order to win Jews to Christ. Similarly, commentators continue to conclude that in Philippians Paul called Jews dogs for upholding the value of undertaking circumcision, and that he renounced such identification as mutilation. None of these interpretations likely represent what Paul meant originally, according to Nanos. Each essay explains why, and provides new alternatives for re-reading Paul's language within Judaism. In this process, Nanos combines investigations of relevant elements from Jewish sources and from various Cynic and other Greco-Roman contemporaries, as well as the New Testament.

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