Paul and the Dynamics of Power Communication and Interaction in the Early Christ-Movement

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ISBN: 9780567614940 | 0567614948
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Copyright: 7/20/2009

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Deals with aspects of sociological, feminist and current (particularly deconstructive) approaches to the issue of power in Paul's theological thinking and in his concrete activity, including the relevance of this for a contemporary discourse on/of power.

Preface	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Reading the Pauline Letters: Presuppositions and Contexts	p. 1
Earlier Studies on Paul and Power	p. 2
Hermeneutical Presuppositions of this Study	p. 3
The Cultural Embeddedness - Judaism and its Scriptures	p. 4
The Social, Political and 'Religious' Context - The Roman Empire	p. 9
The Focus of this Study	p. 11
Plan of the Book	p. 14
Concepts of Power in Contemporary Theory	p. 16
Definitions of Power	p. 17
'Power-over' or Strategic Power	p. 20
'Power-to' or Communicative Power	p. 22
Strategic and Communicative Concepts of Power in Critical Discussion	p. 24
Critiques of Arendt: Habermas and Feminist Theories	p. 24
Transformative Power	p. 27
Power-to and Power-with - a Feminist Conception of Power	p. 30
Asymmetry and Hierarchy in Power Relations	p. 31
Conclusion	p. 34
The Exercise of Power - Networking in the Early Christ-Movement	p. 35
The Circle of Apostles and Paul	p. 37
Apostles and Their Relationship According to 1 Thessalonians	p. 38
Apostles and Power Dynamics According to Galatians 1.13-2.14	p. 41
Paul and Co- Workers in Christ	p. 46
¿uv¿¿¿oí - Terminology and Identity Issues	p. 47
A¿¿¿¿¿¿, A¿¿¿ø¿ - Terminology and Identity Issues	p. 48
Co-Senders of the Pauline Letters	p. 50
Letter Endings and Paul's Assistants	p. 51
Others Greeted in the Pauline Letters	p. 52
Moved by Christ - Leadership on the Move	p. 53
'Ekk¿¿¿í¿i, Paul and the Pauline Circle	p. 55
Letter Writing and Ongoing Communication	p. 55
'Ekk¿¿¿í¿i as Communities of Siblings	p. 57
Conclusion: ¿uv¿¿¿oí and 'Ekk¿¿¿í¿i - Asymmetrical Relationships	p. 61
Power in Action - the Dynamics of Grace	p. 63
The Power of the 'Grace and Works of the Law' - Dichotomy in Pauline Interpretation	p. 63
Grace and Power or Grace as Power	p. 65
Grace in Action - the Collection Project (2 Corinthians 8-9)	p. 67
The Power of Grace according to the Scriptures	p. 71
X¿¿i¿ and the Debate	p. 71
The Covenantal Dimension of	p. 75
Conclusion: Grace as Mutual Empowerment	p. 78
The Grace and Burden of Apostleship: Paul's Perception of A¿¿¿¿¿¿¿	p. 81
The X¿¿i¿ of Being Called and Sent - Paul's Call Narrative in Galatians 1-2	p. 81
Being Called and Sent According to the Prophets	p. 83
The Call Narrative in Isaiah 6	p. 83
The Call Narrative in Jeremiah 1	p. 84
The Call Narrative in Ezekiel 1-2	p. 84
Paul's Experience of X¿¿i¿ in Light of the Prophets	p. 85
X¿¿i¿ and A¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ in Romans	p. 86
Paul's Perception of X¿¿i¿ in Relation to A¿¿¿¿o¿¿	p. 90
Authority and Power in Prophetic and Apostolic Sending	p. 91
Message and Messengers Intertwined	p. 93
Conclusion	p. 96
Power in Weakness - The Discourse of Confrontation and Conflict	p. 98
Troublesome Beginnings - 1 Thessalonians	p. 100
A Letter of Passionate Concern - 2 Corinthians	p. 101
The Signs of an Apostle - Disputed	p. 102
Suffering, Weakness and Power - Related but not Identical	p. 104
Entering the Ring of Competition - 'For When I am Weak I am Strong'	p. 106
Weak Apostles but Powerful Leaders? The Power of Gentleness and Humbleness	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 114
Power in Interaction - Paul and the Discourse of Education	p. 117
The Ethos of Education in Jewish Tradition	p. 119
Aspects of the Teaching and Learning Discourse in the Scriptures	p. 120
Traces of the Teaching and Learning Discourse in Second Temple Judaism	p. 123
Paul - a Father/Mother of his Communities	p. 126
Parental Images in 1 Corinthians	p. 128
Parental Images in 1 Thessalonians	p. 131
Paul the Teacher and Transformative Power	p. 134
Conclusion	p. 135
Power in Interaction - The Discourse of Imitation	p. 137
The Perception of Imitation in Pauline Interpretation	p. 137
The Texture of Paul's Imitation Language	p. 138
Mí¿¿¿i¿ as Copying	p. 138
Imitation in the Scriptures	p. 139
Aspects of Mimesis in Contemporary Literary Theory	p. 142
Content and Structure of Pauline Imitation Language	p. 143
The Imitation Discourse in 1 Corinthians (4.16 and 11.1)	p. 144
Again - Paul the Father	p. 145
Divisions and Differences - Struggles for Power?	p. 146
The Functionality of Apostleship	p. 147
Diversity Among Apostles	p. 148
Flexible Hierarchies and Apostolic Claims	p. 150
Christ as the 'Pattern' - The Deconstruction of Hierarchies	p. 151
Power in Interaction - The Discourse of Response-ability	p. 155
Obedience as Faith and as Submission to God	p. 156
Obedience as Hearing and Responding	p. 158
In Contrast to Judaism?	p. 158
As Oral Transmission	p. 159
Called to Hear and to Do - God and His People	p. 160
Called into Existence	p. 162
Inter-Dependence - not Subordination, Submission or Obedience	p. 164
Responding as Response-ability	p. 166
$$$¿¿¿¿¿ and A¿¿¿ ¿í¿¿¿¿¿ in Romans and Galatians	p. 166
Guidance to the Called in Corinth	p. 168
$$$¿¿¿¿¿ in Other Letters	p. 171
Submission and Order Discourse (1 Cor. 14.32-34 and Rom. 13.1-7)	p. 172
¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ - a Hidden Request for Obedience?	p. 174
Conclusion	p. 178
The Dynamics of Power and the Challenge of Empowerment	p. 179
Beginnings - Promise and Trust	p. 180
The Guiding Parameters - Christ and the Coming Kingdom of God	p. 183
Life in the Realm of Christ - 'Already and Not Yet'	p. 186
'It Shall Not Be So Among You' - Internal Limitations to Power	p. 186
Ambiguous Leaders - Vulnerable and Disappointing but Empowering	p. 187
'In This World but not From This World' - Impacts of the Empire	p. 191
Limited Challenges: Gender Hierarchy and the Institution of Slavery	p. 193
The Dynamics of Power and the Tune of Empowerment	p. 196
Bibliography	p. 201
Index of Ancient Sources	p. 227
Index of Modern Authors	p. 233
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