This book argues for the integrity of the Pauline Corpus as a complex,
composite text. Martin Wright critiques the prevailing tendency to
divide the Corpus in two, separating the undoubtedly authentic letters
from those of disputed authorship. Instead, he advocates for a renewed
canonical hermeneutic in which the Corpus as a whole communicates
Paul's legacy, and the authorship of individual letters is less
important, stressing that that current preoccupations with authorship
have a distorting effect on exegesis, and need to be reconsidered.
Wright uses Ephesians as a focal text to illustrate the exegetical
potential of this approach. He critically investigates the history of
the prevailing hermeneutics of pseudonymity, with particular attention
to the theological and confessional partiality with which it is often
inflected. And constructively, he proposes a new hermeneutical model
in which the Pauline Corpus is read as a continuous interpretative
dialogue, leaving the question of authorship to one side. In two
substantial exegetical studies, Wright offers new readings of passages
from Ephesians and other Pauline letters, amplifying the proposed
approach and illustrating its value.
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Ephesians and the Integrity of the Corpus Paulinum
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780567698469
Publisert
2021
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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