Beware the Dogs! The Phallic Epithet in Phil 3.2
The scholarly trope that ancient Jews commonly referred to gentiles as ‘dogs’ has coloured exegesis of Phil 3.2 for centuries. This view gave rise to the interpretation that when Paul calls his opponents ‘dogs’, he is ironically inverting the epithet and using it to identify them as Jews. The presen...
| Published in: | New Testament studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2021]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 105-120 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Philipperbrief 3,2
/ Dog
/ Circumcision (Man)
/ Epithets
/ Phallus
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| RelBib Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Dogs
B κύων B Philippians 3.2 B phallic epithet B Circumcision |
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