Idol food in Corinth : Jewish background and Pauline legacy
This historical and exegetical strongly challenges the widely held view that Paul regarded idol food as a matter of indifference. Instead, it proposes that Paul considers conscious consumption of idol food a denial of one's allegiance to Christ.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
364 pages ; 24 cm.
9781850759041, 1850759049
40681720
Ch. 1. The Social Meaning of Eating Idol Food. 1. The Nature and Occasions of Eating Idol Food. 2. The Social Significance of Meals. 3. Some Implications for the Problem of Idol Food in Corinth
Ch. 2. The Background to Paul's Attitude to Idol Food in Early Judaism. 1. The Jewish Scriptures. 2. Jewish Apocryphal Writings. 3. Jewish Pseudepigraphical Writings. 4. Qumran. 5. Philo. 6. Josephus. 7. Rabbinic Writings. 8. Pagan Authors on Jewish Attitude. 9. Implications for our Understanding of Paul's Attitude to Idol Food
Ch. 3. Exegetical Investigation of 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1. 1. Literary Integrity of 1 Corinthians 8.1-11.1. 2. The Nature of the Problem in Corinth and Paul's Response. 3. An Alternative Understanding of Paul's Approach to [actual symbol not reproducible]. 4. Conclusion
Ch. 4. The Early Christians' Understanding of Paul's Attitude to Idol Food. 1. The State of Research. 2. Assumptions and General Remarks. 3. The Book of Acts. 4. Revelation. 5. 6 Ezra. 6. The Apostolic Fathers. 7. Pagan References to Early Christian Attitudes toward Idol Food. 8. The Apologists. 9. Irenaeus. 10. Marcion. 11. The Gnostics. 12. Tertullian. 13. Minucius Felix. 14. Clement of Alexandria. 15. Origen. 16. Novatian. 17. The Apostolic Constitutions. 18. Jewish Christianity. 19. Later Patristic Writers. 20. Conclusions
Ch. 5. Summary and Concluding Reflections. 1. Summary. 2. The Origins of Paul's Approach. 3. Concluding Hermeneutical Reflections
Based on the author's doctoral dissertation.