The significance of clothing imagery in the Pauline Corpus (Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 268)

287 Pages·2004·10.93 MB·English

by  Jung Hoon Kim

To my father and mother,
Chul Soo and Jung Ha
and
my wife, Hee Sub
and
my two sons,
Suh Joong and Young Joong
The Significance of Clothing Imagery
in the Pauline Corpus
Jung Hoon Kim
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments Yll
Abbreviations ix
General Introduction
Part I
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN ITS HISTORY-OF-RELIGIONS BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION TO PART I 8
Chapter I
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 10
Chapter 2
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN OTHER JEWISH LITERATURE 30
Chapter 3
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN JOSEPH AND ASENETH 58
Chapter 4
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN THE HYMN OF THE PEARL 70
Chapter 5
CLOTHING IMAGERY IN MYSTERY RELIGIONS 79
Chapter 6
ROMAN APPAREL: TOGA VIR/LIS 92
Chapter 7
BAPTISMAL PRACTICES IN THE EARLY CHURCH 96
CONCLUSION TO PART I 102
VI The Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus
n
Part
THE CLOTHING IMAGERY IN THE PAULINE CORPUS
INTRODUCTION TO PART Il 106
Chapter 8
CLOTHING WITH A PERSON (I): 'CHRIST' 108
Chapter 9
CLOTHING WITH A PERSON (Il): 'THE NEW MAN' 152
Chapter 10
CLOTHING WITH THE RESURRECTION BODY 193
CONCLUSION TO PART Il 224
GENERAL CONCLUSION 227
Bibliography 234
Index of References 251
Index of Authors 267
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Praise be to God, who has filled my needs with all manner ofblessings on my long
and difficult journey through the wilderness of academia, in pursuit of my MA at
the University of Durham and my PhD at the University of Glasgow, the result of
which is this volume. During my period of research, as I faced many frustrations,
serious illness, and academic and financial difficulties, he has provided me with
superfluous grace through many different people for the completion of this thesis.
Without their help, fulfillment of this writing task would not have been possible. I
wish to express my gratitude to them all, only some of whom I can name here. First
of all, I greatly appreciate the guidance of my supervisor, Dr Joel Marcus. Without
his patient direction, this study would not have reached its end. His perceptive cri
tiques and comments provided a highly valuable challenge and a stone to sharpen
ideas relevant to the thesis. I also thank Dr John Barclay, who cared for my work
when Dr M arcus was on his study leaves. He provided very profitable comments to
point out the way. I extend my thanks to Mr John Bradley for his thoughtful help
and to Mrs Johnston, the secretary for postgraduates in the Department of Biblical
Studies, for her kind consideration of my various requests.
I wish to give my profound thanks to Professor Bok Y oon Shin, the president of
the Hapdong Graduate School College ofTheology, who has given me considerable
encouragement since I embarked on my research. Special thanks should be dedi
cated to Professor Chi Mo Hong, my former teacher at the University of Chongshin,
who has bestowed great help with love and concern. I also wish to send my grati
tude to Dr Yung Ki Yu, who has provided helpful guidance not only at the outset
but also at the final stage of my research. The most significant gratitude should go
to Dr Ho Duck Kwon, my Christian brother, who has patiently supported me for
years and years; the same gratitude goes to the churches which have sent financial
support through him. My sincere gratitude also goes to Rev. Seo Kyu Yang, Dr
Byung Soo Cho, Dr Sang Won Lee and Rev. Chang Yoon Oh, who as college
fellows have showed brotherly friendship and generosity.
Over the last years, my family and I have experienced the wonderful provision
of God, who has lavishly supplied all things of which we have needed through his
faithful servants. I wish to give my warmhearted gratitude to Rev. Myung Hyuk
Kim and the Kang-Byun Church, Rev. Byung Shik Park and the Song-Pa-Jeil
Church, Rev. Yung Sun Park and the Nam-Po Church (which provided the Lamp
scholarship), Rev. Hong Joon Choe and the Pusan Sae-Joong-Ang Church, and
Rev. Sun Kyu Park and the Jun-Won Church.
I am so greatly indebted to Rev. John and Mrs Susan Harding, who have given
great Christian love. Mr Harding's loving care as well as his godly inspired prayer,
vm The Sign[ficance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus
and Mrs Harding's flowers of encouragement from her garden and her modesty,
consideration and wisdom will be long cherished. In particular, Mrs Harding
bestowed unsparing effort in order to correct my English, and this was a truly
efficient and concrete aid. I also thank the members of the Shettleston Free Church
for their prayer, kindness and concern. It was a great joy to see them at the church
every Lord's day. They silently showed me what presbyterian saints' piety is.
The memory of the fellowship with Mr Brian and Mrs Brenda Norton will be
lasting. Their devotion to God has resulted in the edification of the Durham Evan
gelical Presbyterian Church, where I have been privileged to participate in the
eldership. Brenda's considerate love and Brian's discreet care and his preaching,
which is full of an evangelical boldness and conviction, and his exemplary life which
exerts a sacrificial effort for the supply of human needs, will constantly be remem
bered as a ministerial example. Specifically, the prayer meeting at Mrs Freda Blunt's
house in Pittington and the Bible meeting at the home ofMr David and Mrs Glenys
Brewis, will be continuously left in my heart as a happy memory. The fellowship
with Mrs Helen Cook and her children will also not be forgotten.
I am also grateful to Professor Kyu Nam Jung, the president of the University of
K wang Shin, who has been a significant source of encouragement whilst rounding
off the thesis.
Finally, I would like to record a personal note. Without my parents' endless love
and prayer, it might not have been possible to proceed with the research. Their
sacrificial love has caused me to exclaim, 'Parents are indeed wonderful!' I also
thank my sisters and brothers, Yong Sook, Jung Sun, Yoon Soon, Sang Hoon and
Choong Hoon, and their spouses. Above all comes my inestimable debt to my wife,
Hee Sub, whose loyal support has been magnificent throughout the period of this
study and to my two sons, Suh Joong and Young Joong, who have shared every
difficulty with their parents and who are our special joy. When we arrive at the
Land of Morning Calm (Korea), we will remember the sound of Suh Joong's
Grade 5 violin playing and Young Joong's keyboard at the Eagle Hights flat in
Sighthill. I dedicate this thesis to my parents, my wife and my two sons, and
thereby give all glory to God.
ABBREVIATIONS
I. General Items
A Codex Alexandrinus
~ Codex Sinaiticus
a or. aorist
AV Authorized Version(= KJV)
B Codex Vaticanus
c
Codex Ephraemi Syri
D Codex Bezae
f. female
Gk. Greek
HB Hebrew Bible
IVP Inter-Varsity Press
JB Jerusalem Bible
KJV King James Version (1611) =AV
Lat. Latin
LXX Septuagint
m. male
MS(S) manuscript(s)
MT Masoretic Text (of the OT)
NASV NEW AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION
n.d. no date
NEB NEW ENGLISH BIBLE
NIV NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (1978)
NJB NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE ( 1985)
NT New Testament
OT Old Testament
par(s). parallel(s)
pi. plural
RSY REVISED STANDARD VERSION (NT 1946, OT 1952, Apoc. 1957)
RV REVISED VERSION, 1881-85
2. Common~)' Used Relerence Works, Journals and Serials
AB Anchor Bible
ABC F.C. Eiselen et al. (eds.), The Abingdon Bible Commentary (New
York: Abingdon, 1929)
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionw)'
ABRL Anchor Bible Reference Library
AGAJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des
Urchristentums
AJT American Journal o.lTheology
AnB Analecta Biblica
X The Significance of Clothing Imagery in the Pauline Corpus
AOT H.F.D. Sparks (ed.), The Apocryphal Old Testament (Oxford:
Clarendon, 1984)
APOT R.H. Charles, The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old
Testament (2 vols.; Oxford: Clarendon, 1913)
BAGD W. Bauer, W.F. Arndt, F.W. Gingrich and F.W. Danker (eds.), Greek
English Lexicon ofth e NT and Other Early Christian Literature
(Chicago and London: University of Chicago, 2nd edn, 1979)
BBC Broadman Bible Commentary
BETL Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium
BFT Biblical Foundations in Theology
BHT Beitrage zur historischen Theologie
BKAT Biblischer Kommentar: Altes Testament
BLG Biblical Language Greek
BM Benediktinische Monatsschrift
BNTC Black's New Testament Commentary
BZNW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fiir die neutestarnentliche Wissenschaft
CBAA Catholic Biblical Association of America
CBC Cambridge Bible Commentmy on the New English Bible
CBNS Century Bible New Series
CBNTS Coniectanea Biblica New Testament Series
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarter~v Monograph Series
cc
Calvin's Commentaries
cccs
Concordia Classic Commentary Series
CCWJCW Cambridge Commentaries on Writings of the Jewish and Christian
World: 200 BC to AD 200
CECNT Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
CGTSC Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
CHB A Commentmy on the Holy Bible by Various Writers
ComC The Communicator's Commentary
CQ Classical Quarterly
CQNS Classical Quarterly New Series
CRAI Comptes rendues a I 'Academie des inscriptions et belles-letters
CTJ Calvin Theological Journal
DB A Dictionary of" the Bible
DBAT Dielheimer Blotter zum A/ten Testament
DPL Dictionary of" Paul and His Letters
EB Eichstatter Beitrage
EDNT Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament
EEC Encyclopedia a/Early Christianity
EGGNT Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament
EGT The Expositor's Greek Testament
EKKNT Evangelisch-katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament
EPC Epworth Preacher's Commentaries
EPIB Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico
EQ Evangelical Quarterly
ERET Eine Reihe von der Evangelischen Theologie
EVGB Evangelisch Verlagsanstalt GmbH Berlin
ExpT Expository Times
FLTP Fan/ana Librwy of"Theology and Philosophy
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen
Testaments