Paul in Israel's Story: Self and Community at the Cross (American Academy of Religion)

193 Pages·2006·0.53 MB·English

by  John L. Meech

Paul in Israel’s Story:
Self and Community
at the Cross
JOHN L. MEECH
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Paul in Israel’s Story
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Paul in Israel’s Story
Self and Community at the Cross
john l. meech
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2006
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Acknowledgments
Iwanttoacknowledgethemanyfriendsandcolleagueswhohave
madethisintellectualjourneylesslonely.BradHinzehasbeena
guideandcompanionalongtheway.Histhoughtfulresponsesto
variouspartsofthemanuscriptwereanencouragementandamoti-
vationtocarryon.Iamdeeplygratefulforhisguidance,humor,
andcollegiality.PolVandeveldeandtheSeminaronPhenomenology
andHermeneuticsfedaneedtoremainindialogueduringtheof-
tenlonelyprocessofwriting.MymanyconversationswithPolare
reflectedinthisbookinmorewaysthanIcansay—perhapsmore
thanIamconsciouslyawareof.CarolStockhausen’sclassonthe
shorterPaulineswasthesettingwhereIfirstarticulatedtheques-
tionsthatledtothisbook,andshehasgenerouslymadespacefor
ourcontinuingconversation.Ihopethatthesepagesechoinasmall
wayCarol’spassionforengagingscholarshipandquestioningitrig-
orouslyonthebasisofthePaulinetexts.GarwoodAnderson’sun-
flaggingcommitmenttostayingcurrentwiththemassiveliterature
onthenewperspectivehaskeptmehonest,ifexhausted.Woodyhas
shownmebyexamplehowtoapproachScripturewithanattitudeof
faithseekingunderstanding.Ourconversationshavebeenagift.Da-
vidKoukal,BradMorrison,DenisNaylor,EllenNaylor,andHarold
Stonehaveallreadandcommentedonpartsofthemanuscript,and
suggestionsfromeachofthemhavefoundtheirwayintothebook.
Whenasked“Wasitdifficulttogetyourbookpublished?”Ireply“I
don’tknow,you’dhavetoaskKimberlyConnor.”Aseditorofthe
viii acknowledgments
AmericanAcademyofReligionAcademySeries,Kimshepherdedtheoriginal
manuscriptand,intheprocess,helpedmebecomeabetterscholarandauthor.
JuliaTerMaatatOxfordUniversityPresspatientlyansweredmyquestionsand
worked with me on various aspects of the manuscript. My assistant, Hilary
Bussell,proofreadthemanuscriptandcreatedtheindex.Mywifeandlifelong
friend,CathyGuzolek,cheerfullyreadthemanuscriptwhileIgrumbledabout
thisandthat.Shehasalwayslookedformetoreemergebeyondanymomen-
tarydiscouragement.ToallofyouIsay,“Thankyou.”Ihaveencounteredmy
communityinyourgaze,andwhenIlookintomyownself,Imeetyouthere.
Contents
1 Introduction,3
2 PaulasAnotherinIsrael’sStory,17
3 RudolfBultmann’sStoryofPaul:TheDetourNotTaken,45
4 TheDeferredSelf:PaulRicoeur’sOneselfasAnother,75
5 NarrativeExpressesBeing:AnOntologyoftheSelfin
Community,101
6 Conclusion:TheCrucifiedandResurrectedSelf,129
Notes,147
SelectedBibliography,167
AuthorandSubjectIndex,175
ScriptureIndex,180