Pauline Studies - Paul and His Theology - Paul Jew Greek and Roman

A question that has long occupied students of Paul is whether there is a definable center to his thought. A previous generation of interpreters did not find it insuperably difficult to posit that there was a central notion or even complex set of notions that motivated and centered his thinking—even though discussion of the issues surrounding “doing” New Testament theology has been with us for centuries. For many this central Pauline notion was the concept of justification by faith, but others have suggested a variety of other ideas. Finding a center for Paul’s theology has passed out of fashion in recent theological discussion, however, so that the result is often a more apparently fragmented picture of Paul’s thought. More to the point, one of the major preoccupations of much recent theologizing is the issue of whether and how biblical theology, and in particular in this case New Testament theology, and even more particularly the theology of a particular author (here, Paul), should be done.2 In this introductory essay, I wish to introduce some of the issues that surround discussion of the notion of defining Paul’s theology, always keeping an eye on the question of whether it is possible to find a center to his thought, and what that center might look like.

One of the first issues regarding coming to terms with study of Paul’s theology is that his theology is treated in a variety of different contexts. I will select six for brief mention here.

There are first, for example, individual essays on particular dimensions of Paul’s thought. The Pauline Theology Consultation/Group at the Society of Biblical Literature from 1986 to 1995 culminated in four volumes on Paul’s theology. These volumes began with the smaller letters and then proceeded to the larger ones of the seven generally considered authentic, providing for the most part treatments of individual books.5 Other volumes, including journals, might also have essays on particular topics in Paul’s thought.6 This particular volume is to a large extent an exercise in this type of Pauline research. There are fourteen different authors who are addressing various issues in Paul’s thought. Some of these essays are concerned with a number of Paul’s letters, while others with just one. Some of them are concerned with a broad topic, while others are more narrowly focused.

Paul and His Theology

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2006. – 474 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 90 04 15408 6

ISBN 978 90 04 15408 7

Paul and His Theology – Contents

Is There a Center to Paul’s Theology? An Introduction to the Study of Paul and his Theology by Stanley E. Porter
The Scriptural Foundations for Paul’s Mission to the Gentiles by Arland J. Hultgren
Paul’s Understanding of Faith as Participation by David M. Hay
Paul, Theologian of Electing Grace by James R. Harrison
Paul, the Law and the Spirit by Colin G. Kruse
Paul’s Concept of Reconciliation, Twice More by Stanley E. Porter
Color outside the Lines: Rethinking How to Interpret Paul’s Letters by Randall K. J. Tan
The Spirit and the Temple in Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians by John R. Levison
Eschatology in Philippians by Heinz Giesen
Neither Hierarchicalist nor Egalitarian: Gender Roles in Paul by Craig L. Blomberg
Was Paul a Trinitarian? A Look at Romans 8 by Ron C. Fay
Pauline Pneumatology and the Question of Trinitarian Presuppositions by Andrew K. Gabriel
Paul the Exorcist and Healer by Craig A. Evans
The Interpretation of the Letter to the Romans in Melanchthon’s Loci Communes from 1521 by René Kieffer
Adolf Deissmann: A Reappraisal of his Work, especially his Views on the Mysticism of Paul by Jan de Villiers

The Pauline Canon

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2004. – 269 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 90 04 13891 9

The Pauline Canon - Contents

Introduction to the Study of the Pauline Canon - James W. Aageson
The Pastoral Epistles, Apostolic Authority, and the Development of the Pauline Scriptures - Robert W. Wall
The Function of the Pastoral Letters within the Pauline Canon of the New Testament: A Canonical Approach - M.-É. Boismard
Paul's Letter to the Laodiceans - Detlev Dormeyer
The Hellenistic Letter-formula and the Pauline Letter-scheme - Stanley E. Porter
When and How was the Pauline Canon Compiled? An Assessment of Theories - Mark Harding
Disputed and Undisputed Letters of Paul - C. O'Neill
Paul Wrote Some of All, but not All of Any - William O. Walker, Jr.
Interpolations in the Pauline Letters

Paul’s World

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2006. – 297 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978 90 04 16272 3

Paul’s World – Contents

Defining the Parameters of Paul’s World: An Introduction - Stanley E. Porter
The Problem of Paul’s Social Class: Further Reflections - Ronald F. Hock
Hellenistic Schools in Jerusalem and Paul’s Rhetorical Education - Andrew W. Pitts
Greco-Roman Concepts of Deity - Ron C. Fay
Paul and the Athletic Ideal in Antiquity: A Case Study in Wrestling with Word and Image - James R. Harrison
Crucifixion in the Ancient World: A Response to L.L. Welborn - Sean A. Adams
The Languages that Paul Did Not Speak - Stanley E. Porter
Paul at the Ball: Eccclesia Victor and the Cosmic Defeat of Personified Evil in Romans 16:20 - Michael J. Thate
Paul, the Cults in Corinth, and the Corinthian Correspondence - Panayotis Coutsoumpos
Ephesians 5:18–19 and Religious Intoxication in the World of Paul - Craig A. Evans
The Letter to Philemon: A Discussion with J. Albert Harrill - Tobias Nicklas
Some Rhetorical Techniques in Acts 24:2–21 - Craig S. Keener

Paul – Jew, Greek, and Roman

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2008. – 388 pp. – (Pauline Studeis.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978 90 04 17159 6

Paul – Jew, Greek, and Roman – Contents

Paul as Jew, Greek, and Roman: An Introduction by Stanley E. Porter
Light Giving Sources: Examining the Extent of Scriptural Citation and Allusion Influence in 1 Corinthians by H. H. Drake Williams III
Paul’s Attitude towards the Law by Panayotis Coutsoumpos
The Jewish Recipients of Galatians by Bas Van Os
Unity and Diversity in Pauline Eschatology by Andrew W. Pitts
Looking at the Metaphor of Christ’s Body in 1 Corinthians 12 by Timothy L. Carter
Paul and the Pagans by Craig A. Evans
Paul and the Gymnasiarchs: Two Approaches to Pastoral Formation in Antiquity by James R. Harrison
The Polytheist Identity of the “Weak,” and Paul’s Strategy to “Gain” Them: A New Reading of 1 Corinthians 8:1–11:1 by Mark D. Nanos
“Fleshly” versus Spirit Perspectives in Romans 8:5–8 by Craig S. Keener
Educating the Divided Soul in Paul and Plato: Reading Romans 7:7–25 and Plato’s Republic by Joshua W. Jipp
Adopted as Sons: The Missing Piece in Pauline Soteriology byTrevor J. Burke
Did Paul Speak Latin? By Stanley E. Porter
Paul the Roman Citizen: Roman Citizenship in the Ancient World and its Importance for Understanding Acts 22:22–29 by Sean A. Adams

Paul and the Ancient Letter Form

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2010. – 384 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978 90 04 18163 2

Paul and the Ancient Letter Form - Contents

Pauline Epistolography: An Introduction - Stanley E. Porter and Sean A. Adams
A Functional Letter Perspective: Towards a Grammar of Epistolary Form - Stanley E. Porter
Paul’s Letter Opening and Greek Epistolography: A Matter of Relationship - Sean A. Adams
How to Begin, and Why? Diverse Functions of the Pauline Prescript within a Greco-Roman Context - Philip L. Tite
Gospel within the Constraints of an Epistolary Form: Pauline Introductory Thanksgivings and Paul’s Theology of Thanksgiving - David W. Pao
Paul’s Letter Thanksgiving - Peter Arzt-Grabner
A Signifi cant Decade: The Trajectory of the Hellenistic Epistolary Thanksgiving - Raymond F. Collins
Investigating the Pauline Letter Body: Issues, Methods, and Approaches - Troy W. Martin

Paul and His Social Relations

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2013. – 401 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978-90-04-24211-1 (hardback)

ISBN 978-90-04-24422-1 (e-book)

Paul and His Social Relations – Contents

Paul and His Social Relations: An Introduction - Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Land
How Do We Define Pauline Social Relations? - Stanley E. Porter
Paul, Timothy, and Pauline Individualism: A Response to Bruce Malina - Mark Batluck
Paul, Patronage and Benefaction: A “Semiotic” Reconsideration - Bruce A. Lowe
Paul and the “Social Relations” of Death at Rome (Romans 5:14, 17, 21) - James R. Harrison
The Relationships of Paul and Luke: Luke, Paul’s Letters, and the “We” Passages of Acts - Sean A. Adams
The Authorship of Hebrews: A Further Development in the Luke-Paul Relationship - Andrew W. Pitts and Joshua F. Walker
The Significance and Function of References to Christians in the Pauline Literature - Christoph Stenschke
“We Put No Stumbling Block in Anyone’s Path, so that OurMinistry Will Not Be Discredited”: Paul’s Response to an Idol Food Inquiry in 1 Corinthians 8:1–13 - Christopher D. Land
Paul, the Corinthians’ Meal, and the Social Context - Panayotis Coutsoumpos
The Christ-Pattern for Social Relationships: Jesus as Exemplar in Philippians and Other Pauline Epistles - Mark Keown
Honouring Epaphroditus: A Suffering and Faithful Servant Worthy of Admiration - H.H. Drake Williams, III

Paul and Pseudepigraphy

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2013. – 391 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978-90-04-25668-2 (hardback)

ISBN 978-90-04-25847-1 (e-book)

Paul and Pseudepigraphy - Contents

On Pauline Pseudepigraphy: An Introduction - Stanley E. Porter and Gregory P. Fewster

I. Critical Issues in Pauline Pseudepigraphy

Authorship and Pseudepigraphy in Early Christian Literature: A Translation of the Most Important Source Texts and an Annotated Bibliography - Armin D. Baum
Pauline Chronology and the Question of Pseudonymity of the Pastoral Epistles - Stanley E. Porter
Hermeneutical Issues in Canonical Pseudepigrapha: The Head/Body Motif in the Pauline Corpus as a Test Case - Gregory P. Fewster
Style and Pseudonymity in Pauline Scholarship: A Register Based Configuration - Andrew W. Pitts
The Problem of the Pastoral Epistles: An Important Hypothesis Reconsidered - Jermo van Nes

II. Pauline Pseudepigraphy within the Christian Canon

A Deutero-Pauline Mystery? Ecclesiology in Colossians and Ephesians - Sigurd Grindheim
The Imitation Hypothesis: Pseudepigraphic Remarks on 2 Thessalonians with Help from Documentary Papyri - Christina M. Kreinecker
Christology, Greco-Roman Religious Piety, and the Pseudonymity of the Pastoral Letters - Linda L. Belleville
Hebrews as an Instructional Appendix to Romans - Clare K. Rothschild
The Epistolary Closing of Hebrews and Pauline Imitation - Bryan R. Dyer

III. Pauline Pseudepigraphy outside the Christian Canon Dusting Off a Pseudo-Historical Letter: Re-Thinking the Epistolary

Aspects of the Apocryphal Epistle to the Laodiceans - Philip L. Tite
The Pseudepigraphical Correspondence between Seneca and Paul: A Reassessment - Ilaria L. E. Ramelli
The Heretics’ Apostle and Two Pauline Pseudepigrapha from Nag Hammadi - Michael Kaler

Paul and the Gnosis

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2016. – 236 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISBN 1572-4913

ISBN 978-90-04-31668-3 (hardback)

ISBN 978-90-04-31669-0 (e-book)

Paul and the Gnosis – Contents

Introduction to Paul and Gnosis - Stanley E. Porter and David I. Yoon

Part 1. Paul and Knowledge

What Do We Mean by Speaking of Paul and Gnosis/Knowledge? A Semantic and Frequency Investigation - Stanley E. Porter
Paul’s Thorn and His Gnosis: Epistemic Considerations - David I. Yoon
Paul’s Concept of the Resurrection Body in 1 Corinthians 15:35–58 - Andrew W. Pitts
Detecting Allusions in the Pauline Corpus: A Method - Adam Z. Wright
Paul, the Expected Eschatological Phinehas-Elijah Prophet Law-Giver - Chris S. Stevens

Part 2. Paul and Gnosticism

“The Apostle of the Heretics”: Paul, Valentinus, and Marcion - James D. G. Dunn
Is There a Heresy in the Pastorals? A Sociolinguistic Analysis of 1 and 2 Timothy via the Ethnography of Communication Theory - Hughson T. Ong
Paul at Nag Hammadi - Michael Kaler
The Concept of Fullness in Paul and the Pauline Tradition: A Cosmological Approach to Paul and Gnosis - Tilde Bak Halvgaard
The Strong/Gnosis, Paul, and the Corinthian Community - Panayotis Coutsoumpos

Paul and Scripture

Edited by Stanley E. Porter. – Leiden, Boston: BRILL, 2019. – 452 pp. – (Pauline Studies.)

ISSN 1572-4913

ISBN 978-90-04-39218-2 (hardback)

ISBN 978-90-04-39151-2 (e-book)

Paul and Scripture – Contents

1. Introduction to Paul and Scripture - Stanley E. Porter and Christopher D. Land

Part 1. General Essays

2. Paul and His Use of Scripture: Further Considerations - Stanley E. Porter
3. Paul’s Use of Nomos: Torah, Law, or Custom? - Ryder A. Wishart
4. The Reception of 1 and 2 Maccabees in the Letters of Paul - Gerbern S. Oegema

Part 2. Romans

5. Paul’s Use of Scripture in Romans - Colin G. Kruse
6. Obedience in Covenant and in Christ: Paul’s Theodicean Solution - Tom Holmen
7. The Centrality of Jewish Scripture in Paul’s Theology: Romans 3 as a Case in Point - Jey J. Kanagaraj

Part 3. The Corinthian Letters

8. From the Perspective of the Writer or the Perspective of the Reader: Coming to Grips with a Starting Point for Analyzing the Use of Scripture in 1 Corinthians - H. H. Drake Williams, III
9. Paul’s View of Αδιάφορα in 1 Corinthians 8–10 - Panayotis Coutsoumpos
10. Raised on the Third Day According to the Scriptures: Hosea 6:2 in Jewish Tradition - John Granger Cook
11. Paul on Apokatastasis: 1 Corinthians 15:24–28 and the Use of Scripture - Ilaria Ramelli
12. The Rhetoric of “Consolation” in 2 Corinthians 1:3–11/7:4–13 in the Context of the Jewish and Graeco-Roman Consolatory Literature - James R. Harrison
13. It’s Not Like Moses Veiled So That the Israelites Didn’t Stare: a Hypothesis Regarding Paul’s Understanding of Exodus 34 - Christopher D. Land
14. The Centrality of Scripture in 2 Corinthians 8–9 - Craig L. Blomberg

Part 4. Other Pauline Letters

15. The Sinai-Mεσίτης Tradition in Galatians 3:19–20 - Linda L. Belleville
16. The Use of Job 13:16 in Philippians 1:19: Direct Quotation or Allusion? - Lau Chi Hing
17. Reception of the Old Testament in 1 Thessalonians and in Philippians? - Markus Öhler
18. The Pastoral Epistles and the Scriptures of Israel - Arland J. Hultgren

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