Belly and body in the Pauline Epistles / Karl Olav Sandnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandnes, Karl Olav, 1954- author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 120.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 120

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Flesh (Theology)--Biblical teaching.

Flesh (Theology).

Human body--Biblical teaching.

Human body.

Stomach--Biblical teaching.

Stomach.

Ethics in the Bible.

Ethics, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Belly & Body in the Pauline Epistles

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Part I. Prolegomena: Introducton, previous solutions, method and Pauline context

Part II. Graeco-Roman Belly:

Belly as a sign: ancient physiognomics

Belly in ancient moral philosophy

Ancient critique of Epicureanism

Banquets: opportunities for the belly

Part III. Appropriated Belly:

Belly-topos in Jewish-Hellenistic sources

Belly in Philo's writings

Part IV. Belly-Worship and Body According to Paul:

Lifestyle of citizens of the heavenly Politeuma: Phil. 3:17-21

'Serving the belly' as kinship with Satan: Rom 16:17-20

Corinthian belly

Part V. Earliest Expositors of Paul:

Belly-dicta of Paul in Patristic literature

Part VI. Conclusions: Concluding remarks.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-291) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12597-9

0-511-17722-4

0-521-81535-5

0-511-32999-7

0-511-04576-X

1-280-43420-1

0-511-15818-1

0-511-48816-5

OCLC:

475917143