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The reception of Paul and early Christian initiation : history and hermeneutics / Benjamin Edsall, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne.
Van Pelt Library BR195.C38 E37 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edsall, Benjamin A., 1982- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- History.
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Influence.
- Paul.
- Catechumens--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Catechumens.
- Catechetics--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Catechetics.
- Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
- Initiation rites.
- Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600--Sources.
- Church history.
- Christianity--Origin.
- Christianity.
- Catechetics--Early church.
- Catechumens--Early church.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- History.
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 331 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- This book breaks new ground in New Testament reception history by bringing together early Pauline interpretation and the study of early Christian institutions. Benjamin Edsall traces the close association between Paul and the catechumenate through important texts and readers from the late second century to the fourth century to show how the early Church arrived at a wide-spread image of Paul as the apostle of Christian initiation. While exploring what this image of Paul means for understanding early Christian interpretation, Edsall also examines the significance of this aspect of Pauline reception in relation to interpretive possibilities of Paul's letters. Building on the analysis of early interpretations and rhetorical images of the Apostle, Edsall brings these together with contemporary scholarly discourse. The juxtaposition highlights longstanding continuity and conflict in exegetical discussions and dominant Pauline images. Edsall concludes with broader hermeneutical reflections on the value of historical reception for New Testament Studies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography (pages 275-307) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781108471312
- 1108471315
- 9781108457620
- 1108457622
- OCLC:
- 1050569597
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