The Iudai͂os in Romans: First to the Gentile-Become-Jew, Then Also to the Gentile-as-Gentile
Pauline scholars have read ὁ Ἰουδαῖος in Romans as a native-born Jew who stands over and against τὰ ἔθνη ("the nations," or "gentiles"). The ethnonym Ἰουδαῖος, however, applied also to proselytes, to non-Jews who became Jews. Paul lived in a world in which Ἰουδαῖος applied to peo...
| Published in: | The catholic biblical quarterly |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic Biblical Association of America
2024
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The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2024, Volume: 86, Issue: 1, Pages: 124-143 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Paul Apostle
/ Romans
/ Jews
/ Conversion
/ Conversion (Motif)
/ Paganism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BH Judaism HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Ethnicity
B Gentiles B Jewish Identity B Romans B Paul B Conversion B Ἰουδαῖος |
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| Summary: | Pauline scholars have read ὁ Ἰουδαῖος in Romans as a native-born Jew who stands over and against τὰ ἔθνη ("the nations," or "gentiles"). The ethnonym Ἰουδαῖος, however, applied also to proselytes, to non-Jews who became Jews. Paul lived in a world in which Ἰουδαῖος applied to people Paul did not accept as Ἰουδαῖοι. In Paul's view, being a Ἰουδαῖος is an immutable, genealogical identity unavailable to anyone not born a Ἰουδαῖος. In some cases, the Ἰουδαῖος in Romans 1-3 is a so-called (or self-styled) "Jew." Paul demonstrates how gentiles' efforts at becoming a Jew (sans scare quotes) nevertheless leaves them closer to the gentile-as-gentile than to the native-born Jew. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-2529 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
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