RT Article
T1 Re-enchanting Paul?: Revisiting the Use of the Curse in Gal 3:1–14
JF Religion & theology
VO 30
IS 3/4
SP 315
OP 336
A1 Potgieter, Annette
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1876843098
AB The Galatian community is disrupted with different notions of the gospel than Paul intended. Paul, surprised that this community is confused so easily, sets out in Gal 3 to explain what justification by faith entails. Paul and his letter to the Galatians are products of a first century CE context. The problem when faced with Galatians, particularly Gal 3:1–14, is that research on rhetoric abounds, but the curse language, which is an embedded in Paul’s context is often dismissed or ignored. My focus here is to trace Paul’s meaning, specifically focusing on curse language in the argument of Gal 3 in order to show that Paul is embedded in a apotropaic imaginary as befits his socio-cultural setting and Greco-Roman discursive reality.
K1 Magic
K1 Evil Eye
K1 Apotropaic
K1 Blessing
K1 Curse
K1 Galatians
K1 Pauline Theology
DO 10.1163/15743012-bja10064