Reading Corinthians and Philippians Within Judaism: The Collected Essays Of Mark D. Nanos, Vol. 4
Cascade, 2017
Endorsement from the back cover:
“Reading Corinthians and Philippians within Judaism is a convincing exploration into some of Paul’s letters when he is seen as still within his ancestral tradition. Nanos’s essays provide substantive arguments that when combined result in a more historical and persuasive reading of Paul than the traditional Paul of Paulinism. The interpretive insights found here are vital for those concerned about issues of supersessionism.”
—J. Brian Tucker, Professor of New Testament, Moody Theological Seminary
Table of Contents
Preface | xi
Part I: Corinthians
1 The Polytheist Identity of the “Weak,” and Paul’s Strategy to “Gain” Them: A New Reading of 1 Cor 8:1—11:1 | 3
2 Why the “Weak” in 1 Cor 8–10 Were Not Christ-believers | 36
3 Paul’s Relationship to Torah in Light of His Strategy “to Become Everything to Everyone” (1 Cor 9:19–23) | 52
4 Was Paul a “Liar” for the Gospel? The Case for a New Interpretation of Paul’s “Becoming Everything to Everyone” in 1 Cor 9:19–23 | 93
Part II: Philippians
5 Paul’s Reversal of Jews Calling Gentiles “Dogs” (Phil 3:2): 1600 Years of an Ideological Tale Wagging an Exegetical Dog? | 111
6 Paul’s Polemic in Phil 3 as Jewish-Subgroup Vilification of Local Non-Jewish Cultic and Philosophical Alternatives | 142
Index of Ancient Sources | 193
Reviews
In Book Notes, in Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 73.3 (2019): 332.
“Book Notes” in Interpretation 73.3 (2019): 332.
By Gregory Lamb, in Review of Biblical Literature, May 29, 2020.
By Samuel Turpin, in Stone Campbell Journal 22 (2019): 314–15.
By Ryan Lambert, in Messiah Journal 128 (2017): 85–86.