The Pauline Effect: The Use of the Pauline Epistles by Early Christian Writers

Jennifer R. Strawbridge

Published by De Gruyter 2016

The Pauline Effect

The Use of the Pauline Epistles by Early Christian Writers

Jennifer R. Strawbridge

Volume 5 in the series Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110446548

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About this book

This study offers a fresh approach to reception historical studies of New Testament texts, guided by a methodology introduced by ancient historians who study Graeco-Roman educational texts. In the course of six chapters, the author identifies and examines the most representative Pauline texts within writings of the ante-Nicene period: 1Cor 2, Eph 6, 1Cor 15, and Col 1. The identification of these most widely cited Pauline texts, based on a comprehensive database which serves as an appendix to this work, allows the study to engage both in exegetical and historical approaches to each pericope while at the same time drawing conclusions about the theological tendencies and dominant themes reflected in each. Engaging a wide range of primary texts, it demonstrates that just as there is no singular way that each Pauline text was adapted and used by early Christian writers, so there is no homogeneous view of early Christian interpretation and the way Scripture informed their writings, theology, and ultimately identity as Christian.

Author / Editor information

Jennifer R. Strawbridge, University of Oxford, UK.

Reviews

"[...]this volume comes highly recommended for those interested in reception history, the history of interpretation, and the formation of Christian authority."
Jacob Prahlow in: Journal of the Bible and its Reception 4 (2017) No. 1: 171–173

"Jennifer Strawbridges The Pauline Effect ist jedenfalls ein Werk, das man mit Gewinn liest."
Notker Baumann in: Biblische Zeitschrift 62 (2018), 163-166

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Chapter One: Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter Two: 1 Corinthians 2.6–16: Wisdom leads a soul to God Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Chapter Three: Ephesians 6.10–17: spiritual armour…to wage a spiritual war Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter Four: 1 Corinthians 15.50–58: Resolve me of all ambiguities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter Five: Colossians 1.15–20: There was a time when he was not Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Chapter Six: Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Appendix: Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Appendix A: 1 Corinthians 2.6–16 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Appendix B: Ephesians 6.10–17 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Appendix C: 1 Corinthians 15.50–58 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Appendix D: Colossians 1.15–20 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
Index of Ancient Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Theologians, Bible scholars
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 309
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
Keywords: Paul; New Testament; Early Christian Reception; Christian formation

eBook

Published: November 13, 2015
ISBN: 9783110446548

Hardcover

Published: November 13, 2015
ISBN: 9783110437706

Paperback

Published: November 7, 2017
ISBN: 9783110578157