Karl Olav Sandnes

Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The belly is today a matter of much concern. Modern cultures, particularly in the West, have developed means to cultivate this part of the body: corsets, exercises, revealing fashions. In this compelling exploration of the 'belly' motif, Karl Olav Sandnes asks whether St Paul might be addressing a culture in which the stomach is similarly high on the agenda. The result is a surprising new insight into his writings. Paul twice mentions the enigmatic phrase 'belly-worship' (Phil 3; Rom 16). The proper context for these texts is the moral philosophy debate about mastering the desires, and the reputation of Epicurus' philosophy as promoting indulgence. The belly became a catchword for a life controlled by pleasures. Belly-worship was not only pejorative rhetoric, but developed from Paul's conviction that the body was destined to a future with Christ.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511030437
• Artikelnr.: 38211440

Autorenporträt

Karl Olav Sandnes is Professor of New Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. His latest book is Paul Perceived: An Interactionist Perspective on Paul and the Law (2018). Jan-Olav Henriksen is Professor of Systematic Theology/Philosophy of Religion at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society. His latest book is Religious Pluralism and Pragmatist Theology (2019). Henriksen and Sandnes have previously published together Jesus as Healer: A Gospel for the Body (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Part I. Prolegomena: 1. Introduction, previous solutions, method and Pauline context
Part II. The Graeco-Roman Belly: 2. The belly as a sign - ancient physiognomics
3. The belly in ancient moral philosophy
4. Ancient critique of Epicureanism
5. Banquets - opportunities for the belly
Part III. The Appropriated Belly: 6. The belly-topos in Jewish-Hellenistic sources
7. The belly in Philo's writings
Part IV. Belly-Worship and Body According to Paul: 8. The lifestyle of citizens of the heavenly Politeuma - Phil 3:17-21
9. 'Serving the belly' as kinship with Satan - Rom 16:17-20
10. The Corinthian belly
Part V. The Earliest Expositors of Paul: 11. The belly-dicta of Paul in Patristic literature
Part VI. Conclusions: 12. Concluding remarks
Bibliography
Indices.