The so-called 'Antioch Incident' - the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emergence of the early Church and the development of Pauline theology. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch offers an innovative interpretation of Paul's account of and response to this event, creatively combining historical reconstruction, detailed exegesis, and theological reflection. S. A. Cummins argues that the nature and significance of the central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a Maccabean martyr model of Judaism as now christologically reconfigured and redeployed in the life and ministry of the apostle Paul.
The so-called 'Antioch Incident' - the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emergence of the early Church and the development of Pauline theology. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch offers an innovative interpretation of Paul's account of and response to this event, creatively combining historical reconstruction, detailed exegesis, and theological reflection. S. A. Cummins argues that the nature and significance of the central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a Maccabean martyr model of Judaism as now christologically reconfigured and redeployed in the life and ministry of the apostle Paul.
Über den Autor
S. A. Cummins is Associate Professor of New Testament at the Canadian Theological Seminary, Regina, Saskatchewan. He has taught both in Canada and the UK, and has published in academic journals.
Zusammenfassung
The so-called ‘Antioch Incident’ - the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul recorded in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emerging early Church. This innovative interpretation of the event argues that the central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a form of Judaism known as Maccabean martyr theology.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Maccabean Martyrdom: 1. Maccabean martyrdom: formative texts and traditions; 2. Maccabean martyrdom in first-century Judaism and Paul; Part II. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch: 3. Paul as a paradigm of conformity to Christ: the Galatian context, conceptual framework and autobiography; 4. Jews and Christians in Antioch; 5. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.11-14; 6. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.15-21; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; Select index of Greek words and phrases; Index of modern authors; Select index of names and subjects.
