The Irony of Galatians: Paul’s Letter in First-Century Context (2002 Nanos), book
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The Irony of Galatians: Paul’s Letter in First-Century Context (2002) is a book by Mark D. Nanos.
Abstract
"After taking on traditional interpretations of Romans in The Mystery of Romans, Nanos now turns his attention to the Letter to the Galatians. A primary voice in reclaiming Paul in his Jewish context, Nanos challenges the previously dominant views of Paul as rejecting his Jewish heritage and the Law. Where Paul's rhetoric has been interpreted to be its most anti-Jewish, Nanos instead demonstrates the implications of an intra-Jewish reading. Employing both traditional historical-critical methods and social-scientific criticism, Nanos explores the issues of purity; insiders/outsiders; the character of "the gospel"; the relationship between groups of Christ-followers in Jerusalem, Antioch, and Galatia; and evil-eye accusations."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2002.
Table of Contents
- Prologue
- Part 1: The Methodological Basis for Interpreting This Letter
- 1. Preliminary Qualification of the Source Material
- 2. Establishing the Rhetorical and Historical Context of This Letter
- 3. The Epistolary Character of Galatians as Ironic Rebuke
- 4. The Structure of Paul's Argument
- Part 2: Identifying the Players and Exigencies
- 5. The Identity of the Addressees
- 6. Viewing the Exigencies from Multiple Perspectives
- 7. Engaging the Prevailing Interpretations
- 8. Proposing a New Identification: The Influencers
- Part 3: A New Construction of the Galatian Contexts
- 9. The Local Jewish and Pagan Communal Contexts of the Addressees
- 10. Paul's "Good News of Christ" versus the Influencers' "News of Good"
- 11. Conclusion: The Irony of the Galatian
- Appendix: Some Problems with Rhetorical Classification of Galatians