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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154624403321

Autore

Tofighi Fatima

Titolo

Paul's letters and the construction of the European self / Fatima Tofighi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2017

ISBN

0-567-67255-7

0-567-67254-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Scriptural traces : critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible ; 10

Library of New Testament studies ; 572

Disciplina

227/.0609

Soggetti

Postmodern theology

Postmodernism - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Note on References -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Paul within the Limits of Europe Alone -- 2. Paul the Pious Citizen: Romans 13 between Subjection and Subversion -- 3. Paul's Faith: Galatians 2:11-14 and the Rise and Fall of European 'Religion' -- 4. Paul, Veiling, and the Construction of European Gender in 1 Corinthians 11 -- Bibliography -- Indexes

Sommario/riassunto

"Even when he was a prototype of European identity, Paul transgressed the limits of Europe. It is not clear whether he was conformist or rebellious, orthodox or liberal, sexist, or egalitarian. Instead of pushing the Apostle into the arbitrary categories of modern European identity, Fatima Tofighi takes into account the challenge that Paul brings to normative conceptions of political theology (Rom 13), 'religion' (Gal 2.12-14), and women's veiling (1 Cor 11. 5-16). Alternative interpretations of these passages, with the help of postmodern theory, both solve the major problems of biblical exegesis and offer a critique of the allegedly well-defined European categories."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Even when he was a prototype of European identity, Paul transgressed the limits of Europe. It is not clear whether he was conformist or rebellious, orthodox or liberal, sexist, or egalitarian. Instead of pushing



the Apostle into the arbitrary categories of modern European identity, Fatima Tofighi takes into account the challenge that Paul brings to normative conceptions of political theology (Rom 13), 'religion' (Gal 2.12-14), and women's veiling (1 Cor 11. 5-16). Alternative interpretations of these passages, with the help of postmodern theory, both solve the major problems of biblical exegesis and offer a critique of the allegedly well-defined European categories