Scandal of Community

Pauline Factions and the Circulation of Grace

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

1 619 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Taylor M. Weaver offers a provocative reading of Pauline community, focusing on social and historical readings of the Pauline collection, body metaphors, and socio-politics of the gift, through models and methods developed by critical theorists. Weaver pays attention to conceptual apparatuses revolving around gifting, community, and immunity found in the writings of Italian philosopher Roberto Esposito, augmenting common readings of the historical Paul, while also enriching philosophical co-optations of Paul. Using critical theories (revolving around munus/gift), Weaver unveils different gifting types, showing how these expand one’s understanding of early Christian community. The study ends with a new exegesis of 2 Corinthians 8:1–15, illuminating the text through effective theoretical avenues. This book expands methodological borders, providing innovative models of Pauline Christianity, and developing new readings of community profitable to both New Testament studies and theory.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-04-07
Mått164 x 227 x 26 mm
Vikt581 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePaul in Critical Contexts
Antal sidor266
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978711822

Tillhör följande kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion
Biblar inom Filosofi och religion

In this elegantly written volume Taylor M. Weaver develops a critical engagement with Paul’s notion of community, specifically with 2 Corinthians 8 and the Collection, which is as richly philosophical as it is rooted in the field of Pauline studies. Weaver’s wider challenge to the field of New Testament studies is to embrace and engage with contemporary philosophical discourse, just as some of the early pioneers of New Testament studies did. Rather than be suspicious of its potentially “distorting” effects on exegesis, such engagement, Weaver strongly argues, is key to allowing the New Testament to inform critical thinking about community today.