Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch
Maccabean Martyrdom and Galatians 1 and 2

Offers an interesting interpretation of Paul's account of and reflection upon his confrontation with Peter in Antioch (Galatians 2.11-21).

Stephen Anthony Cummins (Author)

9780521037174, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 July 2007

308 pages
21.5 x 13.9 x 1.9 cm, 0.406 kg

'The exegetical skill and insight Cummins brings to important issues is considerable, and the implications of his conclusions are potentially far reaching … a challenging work, and one which should stimulate considerable debate in scholarship.' Neotestamentica

The so-called 'Antioch Incident' - the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul in Galatians 2.11-21 - continues to be a source of controversy in both scholarly and popular estimations of the emergence of the early Church and the development of Pauline theology. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch offers an interesting interpretation of Paul's account of and response to this event, creatively combining historical reconstruction, detailed exegesis, and theological reflection. S. A. Cummins argues that the nature and significance of the central issue at stake in Antioch - whether the Torah or Jesus Christ determines who are the people of God - gains great clarity and force when viewed in relation to a Maccabean martyr model of Judaism as now christologically reconfigured and redeployed in the life and ministry of the apostle Paul.

Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Maccabean Martyrdom: 1. Maccabean martyrdom: formative texts and traditions
2. Maccabean martyrdom in first-century Judaism and Paul
Part II. Paul and the Crucified Christ in Antioch: 3. Paul as a paradigm of conformity to Christ: the Galatian context, conceptual framework and autobiography
4. Jews and Christians in Antioch
5. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.11–14
6. Paul and the crucified Christ in Antioch: Galatians 2.15–21
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of passages
Select index of Greek words and phrases
Index of modern authors
Select index of names and subjects.

Subject Areas: New Testaments [HRCF2]