Intercultural Ritual Transgression as a Catalyst for Early Christian Theological Reflection — A Consideration of 1 Corinthians 8

What led to the issues that Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians 8? This paper argues that the missionary expansion of the early community led to a renegotiation of its ritual boundaries, in particular concerning question of ritual participation. Theory concerning ‘ritual failure’ is used in order to ana...

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Publié dans:Exchange
Auteur principal: Smit, Peter-Ben 1979- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2017
Dans: Exchange
Année: 2017, Volume: 46, Numéro: 3, Pages: 225-248
RelBib Classification:AG Vie religieuse
BE Religion gréco-romaine
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
HC Nouveau Testament
Sujets non-standardisés:B Bibel. Korintherbrief 1. 8
B Mission early Christianity ritual Eucharist meals
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Résumé:What led to the issues that Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians 8? This paper argues that the missionary expansion of the early community led to a renegotiation of its ritual boundaries, in particular concerning question of ritual participation. Theory concerning ‘ritual failure’ is used in order to analyse the dynamics involved.
ISSN:1572-543X
Contient:In: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-12341445