Judaism, the Circumcision of Gentiles, and Apocalyptic Hope: Another Look at Galatians 1 and 2

Fredriksen, Paula

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“…(Frederiksen 2002;Dunn 2002;Nanos 2002). Frederiksen claims that, as a result of the presence of God-fearers within the synagogue communities of the Diaspora, inclusion of Gentiles into the practices of Judean religion was already widespread.…”

Section: Judean Religion the Inclusion Of Gentiles And The Jesus Momentioning

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I’m okay, you’re not okay: Constancy of character and Paul’s understanding of change in his own and Peter’s behaviour

Stewart

2011

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Paul argues in Galatians 2:11–14 that Peter was guilty of hypocrisy because he had withdrawn from eating with Gentiles in Antioch. Paul’s argument is best understood through the social and rhetorical conventions related to the encomium. The problem for Paul is that his own behaviour is inconsistent, and the Galatians know of his changed behaviour (Gl 1:13). Paul, then, is at pains to explain how his own changed behaviour, as a result of a commissioning from God, is different from Peter’s changed behaviour, as a result of fear of those from the circumcision. Paul’s concern for explaining his own change in behaviour as positive and Peter’s as negative is related to his overall concern to prevent future changes in the Galatians’ behaviour given that they are, as Paul himself is, commissioned by God for a new freedom.How to cite this article: Stewart, E., 2011, ‘I’m okay, you’re not okay: Constancy of character and Paul’s understanding of change in his own and Peter’s behaviour’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 67(3), Art. #1002, 8 pages. doi:10.4102/hts.v67i3.1002

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I’m okay, you’re not okay: Constancy of character and Paul’s understanding of change in his own and Peter’s behaviour

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2011

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“…Harnack himself claimed that such a number could not possibly be accounted for except by extensive conversion. Historians (Fredriksen, , pp. 537–538; Feldman, , p. 293; Goodman, , ch.…”

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“…What prevented this from happening and tipped the balance toward withdrawal from proselytism was the success of the Christian mission to the Gentiles and the concomitant failure of the mission to the Jews . In the forties, Gentiles were flocking to the new Christian sect in increasing numbers in the Diaspora synagogues whereas the born Jews lagged behind (Fredriksen, , pp. 560–562; , pp.…”

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“…This seems to be the consensus view among recent scholars, as can be gleaned from Simon (, pp. 315–355), Reynolds and Tannenbaum (), Cohen (), McKnight (), Goodman (), Schaefer (), and the concise discussion by Fredriksen (, pp. 535–543; , pp.…”

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“…Fredriksen (, p. 558–562) explains that such a step, paradoxically, was thoroughly, consistently Jewish : both established practice and scripture had been allowing Gentiles into the synagogue without requiring circumcision; the “startling novelty” (p. 559) was not Paul's but the “false brethrens” ’ proposal that those Gentiles should fully convert, perhaps to hasten the tarrying arrival of the Kingdom of God.…”

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Competition between Judaism and Christianity: Paul's Galatians as Entry Deterrence

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Summary This paper sets forth a theory of competition between exclusive religions as an entry deterrence game, in which the incumbent may find it profitable not to accommodate but to deter the competitor's entry by precommitting to sufficient capacity expansion in the event of entry. If entry costs are high enough, deterrence is optimal and the incumbent remains a monopolist, although the entry threat distorts its effort upward. The model is then used to explain the Jews' withdrawal from proselytism in the face of Christian competition in the first century CE. We review the historical evidence on conversion to Judaism before and after the first century and argue that the demise of Jewish proselytism was due not to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE but to the apostle Paul's strategic decision, in his letter to the Galatians, that Gentiles need not convert to Judaism to become Christians.

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