Paul and the Anatomy of Apostolic Authority
John Howard Schutz's milestone analysis of Paul's authority shaped a generation of thought about Paul. This insightful work continues to be relevant to Pauline scholarship.\ The New Testament Library offers authoritative commentary on every book and major aspect of the New Testament, as well as classic volumes of scholarship. The commentaries in this series provide fresh translations based on the best available ancient manuscripts, offer critical portrayals of the historical world in which...
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Preface ixAuthor's Preface xiIntroduction Wayne A. Meeks xiiiAbbreviations xxvAuthority and Legitimacy 1Introduction 1Apostolic Authority and Apostolic Legitimacy 4What Is Authority? 9Authority and Legitimacy 15Sanctity, Change and Social Order 16Conclusion 21Apostolic Authority in Retrospect 22The Gospel, the Kerygma and the Apostle 35The Apostle and the Gospel 35The Problem of Content 53Appendix 78The Gospel and Tradition: I Cor. 15 84Tradition, Gospel and the Apostolic Ego: Gal. 1 and 2 114The Prescript, Gal. 1: 1-5 114The Normative Character of the Gospel, Gal. 1: 6-9 116The Opponents in the Galatian Churches 124Gal. 1: 10-12 128'Revelation' 131Gal. 1: 13-17 133Gal. 1: 18-2: 10 136Gal. 2: 11-21 150The Normative Character of the Gospel: Philippians and II Corinthians 159Introduction 159Philippians 1: 15f. 161II Cor. 2: 14-7: 4 and chs. 10-13 165The Cross as a Symbol of Power: I Cor. 1: 10-4: 21 187The Rhetoric of Apostolic Authority 204The Apostolic Task 205The Apostle and Christ 205Building Up 224The Imitation of Paul and of Christ 226Conclusions 232The Shape of Apostolic Authority 232Paul's Apostolic Boast 233The Apostle's Weakness and Power 238Charisma and Control: The Sociology of Apostolic Authority 249Introduction 249The Apostle as a Charismatic 252Charisma and Authority 259Charisma and Social Organization 264Conclusions 278Conclusion 281Bibliography 287Index of passages cited 297Index of modern authors 303Index of subjects 306
