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The Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians

Paul and the Enochic Heritage
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 2021

Summary

One “apocalyptic” reading of Paul’s letter to the Galatians has been attempted before and is now widely accepted, but that reading is not based on a thorough engagement with Jewish apocalyptic traditions of the Second Temple period. In this book, James M. Scott argues that there is an essential continuity between Galatians and Paul’s Jewish past, and that Paul uses the apocalyptic Epistle of Enoch (1 Enoch 92–105) as a literary model for his own letter. Scott first contextualizes the Epistle of Enoch using the entire Enochic corpus and explores the extensive similarities (and some significant differences) between the Enochic tradition and early Stoicism. Then he turns to deal specifically with Paul’s letter to the Galatians, showing that, despite their obvious differences, the two apocalyptic letters have some remarkable features in common as well. This approach to the interpretation of Galatians fundamentally stands to change the way biblical scholars understand Paul’s letter and the gospel that he preached. Paul is “within Judaism,” if the net for what is included in “Judaism” is wide enough to encompass the Enochic tradition.

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Edition
1/2021
Copyright Year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0546-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0547-0
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
415
Product Type
Monograph

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Foreword No access
    3. Preface No access
    4. Abbreviations No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
  2. 1 Paronomasia in the Dream-Vision of the Animal Apocalypse with a Focus on 1 Enoch 85:3 and 90:37–38 No access Pages 17 - 66
  3. 2 A Comparison of 1 Enoch with Early Stoicism No access Pages 67 - 174
  4. 3 Paul and the Enochic Heritage: Methodological Considerations No access Pages 175 - 204
  5. 4 The Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians: Form and Structure No access Pages 205 - 332
  6. Bibliography No access Pages 333 - 374
  7. Index of Ancient Sources No access Pages 375 - 402
  8. Index of Modern Authors No access Pages 403 - 414
  9. About the Author No access Pages 415 - 415

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