The Irony Of Galatians
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. He explores the issues of purity; insiders/outsiders;...
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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. He 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. About the Author: Mark D. Nanos (Ph.D., University of St. Andrews) is the author of The Mystery of Romans (Fortress Press, 1996), winner of the 1996 National Jewish Book Award for Jewish/Christian Relations.
AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPrologue1Pt. 1The Methodological Basis for Interpreting This Letter171Preliminary Qualification of the Source Material192Establishing the Rhetorical and Historical Context of this Letter253The Epistolary Character of Galatians as Ironic Rebuke324The Structure of Paul's Argument62Pt. 2Identifying the Players and Exigencies735The Identity of the Addressees756Viewing the Exigencies from Multiple Perspectives867Engaging the Prevailing Interpretations1108Proposing a New Identification: The Influencers193Pt. 3A New Construction of the Galatian Contexts2019The Local Jewish and Pagan Communal Contexts of the Addressees20310Paul's "Good News of Christ" versus the Influencers' "News of Good"284Conclusion: The Irony of Galatians317AppSome Problems with Rhetorical Classification of Galatians323Bibliography333Index of Ancient Sources361Index of Selected Subjects369Index of Modern Authors373
