Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch: Maccabean Martyrdom and Galatians 1 And 2
The
so-called 'Antioch Incident' - the confrontation between the apostles
Peter and Paul in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of
controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emergence
of the early Church and the development of Pauline theology. Paul and
the Crucified Christ in Antioch offers an interesting interpretation of
Paul's account of and response to this event, creatively combining
historical reconstruction, detailed exegesis, and theological
reflection. S. A. Cummins argues that the nature and significance of the
central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ
determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force
when viewed in relation to a Maccabean martyr model of Judaism as now
christologically reconfigured and redeployed in the life and ministry of
the apostle Paul.
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