Bakhtinian Carnivalesque and Paul’s Foolish and Scandalous Gospel

In this article I read the Pauline gospel through the heuristic prism of Bakhtinian carnivalesque. Such a reading is legitimated by Paul’s acknowledgement that his gospel was a scandal to the Jews and a foolishness to the Greeks (1 Cor. 1.23). As a literary trope carnivalesque can be summarized acco...

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主要作者: Nygaard, Mathias (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: 2018
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2018, 卷: 26, 发布: 3, Pages: 369-390
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paulus, Apostel, Heiliger / Bibel. Paulinische Briefe / 神学家
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Paulus Apostel, Heiliger
B 宣讲
B Bibel. Korintherbrief 1. 1,23
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总结:In this article I read the Pauline gospel through the heuristic prism of Bakhtinian carnivalesque. Such a reading is legitimated by Paul’s acknowledgement that his gospel was a scandal to the Jews and a foolishness to the Greeks (1 Cor. 1.23). As a literary trope carnivalesque can be summarized according to the following points: (1) it entails an unhindered interaction between all people; (2) in it otherwise impermissible behaviour is accepted; (3) it is set towards a uniting of opposites; (4) it explores the sacrilegious; and (5) it constitutes a redefinition of the physical and the bodily. In my argument I show that these aspects are all present in the Pauline literature in various ways. Properly defined, Paul’s gospel is carnivalesque. Altogether, my reading serves as a reminder of some of the subversive aspects of his theological narrative. This further allows me to describe parts of his non-representative and apophatic anthropology.
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ISSN:1568-5152
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685152-00263P05