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Paul lies at the core of the constant debate about the opposition
between Christianity and Judaism both in biblical interpretation
and public discourse. The so-called new perspective on Paul has not
offered a significant break from the formidable paradigm of
Christian universalism versus Jewish particularism in Pauline
scholarship. This book liberates Paul from the Western logic of
identity and its dominant understanding of difference. Drawing
attention to the currency of discourses on difference in
contemporary theories as well as in biblical studies, the author
critically examines the hermeneutical relevance of a contextual and
relational understanding of difference. He applies it to interpret
the dynamics of Jew-Gentile difference reflected particularly in
meal practices (Gal 2:1-21 and Rom 14:1-15:13) of early Christian
communities. 'Paul and the Politics of Difference' argues that by
deconstructing the hierarchy of social relations underlying the
Jew-Gentile difference in different community situations, Paul
promotes a politics of difference. This affirms a preferential
option for the socially 'weak' - solidarity with the weak. Paul's
politics of difference is invoked as the potential for liberation
in a vision of egalitarian justice in the face of contemporary
globalism's proliferation of difference.
In recent years, scholars have explored anew the interface between
the early Christian movements and the Roman Empire. Once thought to
be quietistic, the early Christian movements turn out to have been
critical of the Empire and significantly counterimperial. This
collection of essays in honor of Robert Brawley turns the spotlight
on Luke-Acts. The soundings taken here disclose deeper
anti-imperial rhetoric than previously thought. In brazen and
subtle ways, Luke-Acts displays an alternative realm of peace and
justice inaugurated by Jesus under the God of Israel. The essays in
this volume will lead you to hear Luke-Acts in fresh ways.
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