Second Corinthians in the perspective of late second temple Judaism / / edited by Reimund Bieringer [and three others].

• Superior document: Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum, Volume 14
• TeilnehmendeR: Bieringer, R.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Compendia rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum. Section 1 ; Volume 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 pages)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In the framework of a larger research project into ‘New Perspectives on Paul and the Jews’, eight scholars from Europe, Israel, and North America join forces in querying Paul’s relationship to Jews and Judaism. The sample text selected for this inquiry is the Second Letter to the Corinthians, a document particularly suited for this purpose as it reflects violent clashes between Paul and rivalling Jews and Jewish Christians. While the first three articles address more general literary and historical questions, the following five present in-depth case studies of much-studied passages from the letter and the underlying issues. An introductory essay queries how in the case at hand we can gain an adequate understanding of Paul’s theology while fully respecting his particular place in Judaism.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Notes on Contributors -- Introductory Essay / Peter J. Tomson -- Love as that which Binds Everything Together?The Unity of 2 Corinthians Revisited in Light of Αγαπ- Terminology / Reimund Bieringer -- The Politics of the Fifties: Jewish Leadership and the Jews of Corinth in the Time of 2 Corinthians / Martin Goodman -- Methodological Remarks on ‘Jewish’ Identity: Jews, Jewish Christians and Prolegomena on Pauline Judaism / Joshua Schwartz -- The Notion of a ‘New Covenant’ in 2 Corinthians 3: Its Function in Paul’s Argument and Its Jewish Background / Friedrich Avemarie -- Christ, Belial, and Women: 2 Cor 6:14–7:1 Compared with Ancient Judaism and with the Pauline Corpus / Peter J. Tomson -- Paul’s ‘Collection for the Saints’ (2 Cor 8–9) and Financial Support of Leaders in Early Christianity and Judaism / Ze’ev Safrai and Peter J. Tomson -- Paul’s ‘Fool’s Speech’ (2 Cor 11:16–32) in the Context of Ancient Jewish and Graeco-Roman Culture / Catherine Hezser -- The Ascent into Paradise (2 Cor 12:1–12): Paul’s Merkava Vision and Apostolic Call / Christopher R.A. Morray-Jones -- Back Matter -- Bibliographical Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Source Abbreviations -- Index of Ancient Sources.