The reception of Paul and early Christian initiation: history and hermeneutics
Situates Pauline analysis within the context of early Christian institutions. Examines the hermeneutics of reception-historical studies.
| Summary: | Situates Pauline analysis within the context of early Christian institutions. Examines the hermeneutics of reception-historical studies. Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Paul at the End of the Fourth Century -- 1.2 About Pauline Reception -- 1.2.1 Reception and (Mis)Interpretation -- 1.2.2 Pauline Images and the Catechumenate -- 1.3 About the Present Study -- 2 Catechesis and the Catechumenate: A Historical Sketch -- 2.1 (No) Catechesis in the New Testament -- 2.2 A Quiet Beginning: The Second Century -- 2.2.1 Didache (Syria) -- 2.2.2 Shepherd of Hermas (Rome) -- 2.2.3 Justin Martyr (Rome) -- 2.2.4 Irenaeus (Gaul) -- 2.3 A Burst of Activity: The Early Third Century -- 2.3.1 Clement of Alexandria -- 2.3.2 Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis (Carthage) -- 2.3.3 Tertullian (Carthage) -- 2.3.4 Epistula Clementis (Syria) -- 2.3.5 Traditio apostolica (Rome?) -- 2.3.6 Valentinian Initiation (Rome etc.) -- 2.3.7 Origen from Alexandria to Caesarea -- 2.4 The Flowering of Catechesis in the Fourth Century -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Narrating the Catechist in the Acts of Paul -- 3.1 Textual Matters -- 3.1.1 Manuscripts and Mentions -- 3.1.2 Oral and Literary Relationships -- 3.2 Acta Pauli: A Plot Summary -- 3.3 Not Baptizing Thecla: Two Alternatives -- 3.4 Thecla, Initiation, and Self-Control -- 3.5 Paul Baptizing Others -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 4 Clement's Pedagogical Interpretation: Milk and Meat -- 4.1 Clement's Catechumenate: Structure and Terminology -- 4.1.1 Structure -- 4.1.2 Terminology -- 4.2 Pedagogical Problems and Pauline Solutions -- 4.2.1 Pedagogical Problems -- 4.2.2 Clement's Pauline Solution -- 4.3 Paul's Catechetical Activity in Clement's Writings -- Excursus: Paul's Catechesis in Irenaeus? -- 4.4 Conclusion -- 5 Cultivating the Soul: Origen's Catechetical Paul -- 5.1 Origen's Catechumenate -- 5.1.1 Some Comments on Origen's Catechetical Terminology. |
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| ISBN: | 1108691595 |