{"product_id":"the-pauline-book-and-the-dilemma-of-ephesians-by-reverend-dr-benjamin-j-petroelje-9780567703750","title":"The Pauline Book and the Dilemma of Ephesians","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenjamin J. Petroelje argues that how one reads \u003cem\u003eEphesians\u003c\/em\u003e is a function of deeper questions about how to read the Pauline book. Petroelje suggests the contemporary consensus—that \u003cem\u003eEphesians\u003c\/em\u003e depicts development of or away from the “real Paul”—is largely a construct of modern criticism, rooted in shifting strategies about how to read a letter collection that developed in the 19th-century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing Ephesians 3:1-13 as a point of analysis, Petroelje theorizes that the text’s \"image of Paul\" not only anticipates recent revisionist interpretations of Paul’s Jewish identity and gentile gospel, but also holds together tensions in the collection itself surrounding these questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy analysing ancient letter collections beside their own hermeneutical priorities, and applying this method to the late-antique and modern reception of the corpus Paulinum, Petroelje is able to historicize the origins of the split of Paul's corpus. This reveals the constructed nature of the critical consensus on \u003cem\u003eEphesians\u003c\/em\u003e and the effect that such modern reading strategies have on interpreting the letter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUrging a return to reading \u003cem\u003eEphesians\u003c\/em\u003e alongside Pauline co-texts, Petroelje advocates for \u003cem\u003eEphesians\u003c\/em\u003e as a crucial source for the study of Paul, whether Paul wrote it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600058368236,"sku":"9780567703750","price":65.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/79c111add6c4129d2608085a8e946d61.jpg?v=1778021297","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-pauline-book-and-the-dilemma-of-ephesians-by-reverend-dr-benjamin-j-petroelje-9780567703750","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}