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Paul and Sacrifice in Corinth

Rethinking Paul's Views on Gentile Cults in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10

Paul and Sacrifice in Corinth

Rethinking Paul's Views on Gentile Cults in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10

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Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
ISBN: 9783161626715
Number of Pages: 353
Published: 17/03/2025
In this study, Martin Sanfridson examines Paul's instructions regarding various levels of engagement in gentile cults in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10. His study contributes to a new reading of these two chapters. The author argues that 1 Corinthians 8 and 10 deal with two distinct, yet connected, issues. In the former chapter, Paul instructs Christ followers on how they should act when dining in temples dedicated to idols (something he, in principle, allows); in the latter, he instructs them to avoid all participation at the altar where the sacrifice takes place. By recognizing these two different contexts, Paul's instructions in 1 Corinthians 8 and 10 become more understandable, coherent, and consistent. Furthermore, the volume argues that Paul's instructions should be read within the wider context of Second Temple Judaism and early rabbinic Judaism, and not as evidence that Paul left Judaism.

Martin Sanfridson

Born 1992; 2017 BA in Theology; 2018 Master of Theology; 2022 PhD in Biblical Studies.