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Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians: Paul and the Enochic Heritage

Apocalyptic Letter to the Galatians: Paul and the Enochic Heritage

Stuckenbruck, Loren T.
Scott, James M.

Hardcover

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1978705468
ISBN13: 9781978705463
Publisher: Fortress Academic
Published: May 18 2021
Pages: 430
Weight: 1.80
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
One apocalyptic reading of Paul's letter to the Galatians has been attempted before and is now widely accepted, but that reading is not based on a thorough engagement with Jewish apocalyptic traditions of the Second Temple period. In this book, James M. Scott argues that there is an essential continuity between Galatians and Paul's Jewish past, and that Paul uses the apocalyptic Epistle of Enoch (1 Enoch 92-105) as a literary model for his own letter. Scott first contextualizes the Epistle of Enoch using the entire Enochic corpus and explores the extensive similarities (and some significant differences) between the Enochic tradition and early Stoicism. Then he turns to deal specifically with Paul's letter to the Galatians, showing that, despite their obvious differences, the two apocalyptic letters have some remarkable features in common as well. This approach to the interpretation of Galatians fundamentally stands to change the way biblical scholars understand Paul's letter and the gospel that he preached. Paul is within Judaism, if the net for what is included in Judaism is wide enough to encompass the Enochic tradition.

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